It’s your job to understand how to use the available financial tools to grow your business and create value for yourself, employees, and shareholders. SPAC’s are an old technique for taking companies public that has been repurposed for tech companies over the last year or so. They are called “Blank…

It has been really hard for me to filter information during the pandemic. There is a barrage of misinformation or just completely made-up bullshit being passed around. And with this being America, you have the inevitable politicization of the issue at every turn. I have begun to notice that most…

Our father got the flu in February 2018. No big deal, how many times in his life had he gotten different strains and shaken it off? Not this time. I received the 5 am call that no one wants. “Hey, your father is really ill. He just went into septic…

Engineering, design, and sales/marketing are the 3 core disciplines needed to get a startup launched. Personally I’m strongest in engineering with sales as a close second. The skill where I’ve always struggled the most is design. I am embarrassed to say how many times I’ve bought Photoshop or Illustrator over…

I’ve talked to hundreds of founders as a mentor or investor. Much of my advice revolves around helping them see where they need to prioritize their learning. This can be everything from learning the answer to the next part of their funnel or learning how to build the product themselves…

Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a flashcard freak. I buy them by the thousands. Over the last 25 years, I’ve memorized exactly 52,327. That number is as of Feb 17, 2020. …

Our son recently graduated college and he faced the grueling prospect of finding his first “real” job. He had an offer to work for a professor doing extremely interesting work but paying less than working in the private sector. He wanted to know my opinion. Every parent knows how difficult…

I just wrote a piece about revolutionizing the startup world with GrowthX. Sound like I bit off more than I can chew? Well, you’re right. I can’t do this alone. There are three types of people we need to help build this: Capitalists People who want to move dollars into technology…

I’ve noticed something that’s holding us back in the startup community: trust. There are tons of people with money. There are tons of people with ideas. The trouble is entrepreneurs and investors don’t trust each other. It all breaks down when you’re asked to write a big check. There’s a…