Tag: Venture Capital
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The 0 to $100 million stories only happen in AI infra. What about the rest of the economy? You can still build an amazing business while growing more slowly. You just need to do things a little differently… Building In a Boring Industry A while back, I met with a…
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“We went from 120 people down to 12. Laying them off was incredibly hard.” We’ll call this founder “Jim.” When I spoke with Jim recently, he looked tired but determined. Jim was doing everything to keep his company alive. That meant getting rid of most of his team. Cutting Off…
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I run the world’s tiniest venture fund. And it’s beating almost everyone. 2.38x TVPI, 35.5% IRR. I think of my angel investments as the world’s smallest fund. This morning, I dug into some numbers to see how I’m doing… What Metrics Should We Look At? My “Fund 1” contains 36…
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“We need $1 million.” You may need it. But does anyone want to give it to you? So many founders treat venture capital like a gas station. When you’re out, come in for a refill! That worked in 2021. It doesn’t work now. What you need is not the investor’s…
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Ever dreamed about building a viral app? My buddy Jesse Bray did it. Jesse had an idea for an app called TimTalk — a hillbilly Twitter. People loved the demo…but building a scalable app proved more difficult than Jesse expected… We Won $5,000 for an App That Didn’t Exist How…
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“They said a $5 million valuation was way too high.” I was chatting with a great founder from Tokyo last night. And I could hardly believe what I was hearing… Dealing With Investors With Crazy Expectations We’ll call her Sarah. Sarah is raising for a SaaS company with some strong…
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Do you have a list of customers or prospects you want to monitor news for? Here’s how to build an easy automation with Grok Projects… For me, my founders are my customers. And since I’ve got 42 investments now, it’s hard to keep track of what’s going on with all…
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Ever have a great conversation with a VC and then…crickets? If a VC is ghosting you, here’s what to do… Nothing Is Real Until the Term Sheet Hits A founder on Reddit is having this problem right now. He had a good conversation with a VC who promised to get…
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“Who is Francis, and why is he in my DM’s?” I’m not waiting around for the next unicorn to fall in my lap. So you might be getting a message from me soon… Investing in one of the Top Engineers at SpaceX Last fall, I saw something wild: a former…
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I have something special for you guys today: a guest post by one of my favorite founders! This is the story of how Jesse Bray went from being an animator to the CTO of an AI startup, Hoplon. Hoplon helps construction companies automate timecards and track their workforce using geofencing.…
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