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How to take advantage of investor meetings
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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No one talks about the middle ground.
Friday, August 5, 2022
This week has been heads down in code... and lots of podcast data with the new infrastructure I've built. Can you say idempotency? 😅 New Podcast Episode: Fundraising changes and what the Shopify
Naming your round is a bad idea
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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Your thoughts (from last week) on monetization. 💰
Friday, July 29, 2022
I still haven't fixed the drywall I broke last week but, hey, you're not here for that sort of thing. 😅 New Podcast Episode: Under the hood of Beacon and who wins when Twitter sues Elon? Ed
Shark Tank is not real life
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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