You (probably) don’t need a MVP. You need a list.

TL;DR, a startup’s ability to acquire attention is just as important — if not *more* important — than their ability to build a product. Read More

In other news, it's been a while since we had a great caption contest so here's a photo for you savages to roast me. OK, I'll go first: "so yeah, the trick to growing great facial hair is to start with good skin."

Your turn, GO.



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There are only 2 stages to any company

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

I'm not sure why people — both investors and entrepreneurs — make things so complicated. Don't let your friends and mentors confuse you, business isn't all that complicated: sell one thing

Get to $1,000 first.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

The reality is that the default state of any company is failure and the #1 reason why it will likely fail is because there wasn't enough money coming in the door.1 The good news, however, is that

The problem isn’t local investors, it’s you.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Investor pitches, particularly outside Silicon Valley and NYC, generally fall into two buckets: the founder either asks for too little cash or aims too low. Read More And no picture for you today. :)

Founders should look at more deals

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

There are too many people claiming to be founders out there and you're competing with them whether you know it or not. Whether you decide to raise outside money or bootstrap things entirely, you

Early stage investing is emotional

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