Results Junkies - Growth is the only common language.

Happy Friday!

One of the many things I've learned over the past few years is that when you put entrepreneurs, investors and anyone else around a single table something weird happens: they're all kind of talking about the same thing but in a slightly different language. Read More

TL;DR: growth is the only common language.

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New episode: Recapitalizing A Company To Give A Founder More Equity

There are two Elon stories we're talking about this week. One involves him asking Tesla for more shares and the other talks about him raising money for other ventures.

The stories are interesting in their own right. But, there's also an interesting concept about how a company might choose to decide to issue more shares to a founder to keep them engaged in the business.

Grab it on Apple Podcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts -- and let me know what you think! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

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Can I speak at an event in your city?

If there's something related to entrepreneurship, venture capital or healthcare happening in your neck of the woods, count me in! Hit reply and let's get the dates on the calendar ASAP. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

If you're around, I'd love to meet you IRL:

  • Sioux Falls, SD (Feb 15-16)
  • Lubbock, TX (Apr 3-4)
  • St Louis, MO (Nov 11-12)

Bonus: if there's a good donut place in town, I bet I can pull at least one other angel along too.

Hit reply and let's talk!

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Thatโ€™s it for now, have a great weekend!

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