Fundraising
How Investors Think
How Investors Think. Fundraising is not easy. However, two simple rules can improve your chances: know your audience, and be truthful. Consider this, investors only get fired for the deals
How Investors Think. Fundraising is not easy. However, two simple rules can improve your chances: know your audience, and be truthful. Consider this, investors only get fired for the deals
Everything Comes Down To Trust — Finding the Right Co-Founder For Your Start-up. The other day someone asked me how to find the right co-founder for their startup. This is what I
Recognize the Signs of a Depleted Emotional Gas Tank I’ve learned to pay attention to my little clues. I wake up feeling unrested. I’m in a conversation, yet my mind
Identify Your ICP to Find Your Ideal Match. The biggest myth (or outright lie) I’ve heard in the market is: A good product sells itself. This is not true. Throughout
Starters and Finishers: We Need Each Other When a creative idea pops into my head, I’m consumed. All non-autonomic functions are redirected. If you were to see me or engage
Origin Stories I’ve long been curious about why founders start what they start. So I’ve more regularly started to ask, and the stories are incredible. Allow me to share one
Fifty Summers Left I only have 50 summers left. I’m approaching 45 years old. That’s not being dark or cynical. It’s being real. I likely only have 50 summers left.
The Shitty Manager Quiz Every year a fortunate minority of startups figure out enough of the product-market-fit puzzle to grow from scrappy startups to mature businesses. While that is undeniably
Think Like a Film Editor The director’s cut of Gladiator was 171 minutes. The theatrical cut was 155 minutes. The director’s cut of Apocalypse Now was 202 minutes. The theatrical
The Pleaser CEO I believe a CEO’s role is threefold: Set the organizational direction. Build a great team. Secure the resources needed to win. But not all CEOs operate with
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