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Being an angel investor is never boring. I see everything from spacecraft to nude resorts. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! But I can’t invest in everything! I focus on the areas I know best. And I want to back companies building the type of world I want to live…
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Every morning, I sit down at this computer and try to find the next Google. But where is it? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! When it comes to startups, I cast a very wide net. In a typical month, I look at about 200 companies. I choose one. Here…
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Now that I’ve been angel investing for 18 months, some startups are coming back and asking for more. Should I double down, or stand pat? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Zachary Ginsburg of Calm Ventures wrote a great blog post on the subject. He was kind enough to let…
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You work hard to get new customers. So why let them slip away? ProsperStack lets you provide custom offers when a customer tries to cancel. They can even segment your customers and give the best offers to your top customers. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! You can also A/B test…
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Venture funding in the third quarter slowed to a crawl, according to a new report out this morning from Pitchbook: Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Estimated deal count in Q3 (4,074) is off by almost 20% from the quarterly record high recorded in Q1 (5,049) and is the lowest…
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You’re busting your butt to raise venture capital. But what if you’re raising red flags with investors without even knowing it? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! I see several thousand startup pitches every year. Sometimes the founder has a great idea and an awesome story. But one little detail…
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Few people did better during the pandemic than Tobi Lutke. The Shopify founder signed merchants to his e-commerce platform at a record pace, doubling revenues in 2020. It was all systems go. Lutke hired like crazy to meet demand and locked up every server he could. Meanwhile, Shopify’s stock price…
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It’s a huge moment in a startup’s life: you shake hands with VC’s and seven figures hit your bank account. But when are you ready to raise a seed round? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! One of the biggest mistakes I see founders making is trying to raise money…
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Happy Monday everyone! I wanted to share an interview I did recently on startups and fundraising with the Finance Videos Network. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! We cover a lot of great topics, like leadership, finding investors, and red flags founders should look out for. Here are some interesting…
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Many entrepreneurs can tell an amazing story. But what about the hard numbers you need to back it up? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Here are the type of figures that get me salivating: 1) Revenue growth. I like to see startups signing up customers at a rapid clip.…
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Tremendous 