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Startups
On startup funding stages and the antifragile-systems thinking that separates startups that bend from ones that break.
5 essays
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Early-stage startup CEO 2020 learned lessons
Five lessons from leading a startup through 2020: hire A+ people, let the team own problems, tell one clear story, match your velocity to the market.
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Entrepreneurs, Don’t Start Without a Strategy
Strategy is getting desirable ends with available means. Why founders need one before day one, and why it doesn't conflict with moving fast.
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The Art of War and Strategy for Entrepreneurs – Situational Awareness
Using Sun Tzu's five factors to build situational awareness: how founders read macro trends and micro signals before committing to a strategy.
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8 Pitch Deck Slides Must Have In Your Startup Fundraising
The eight slides every fundraising deck needs, from opportunity to ask — drawn from my own pitches and the many NOs before the YES.
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Top 3 Critical Slides in Your Startup Pitch Deck
Traction, team, and market are the three slides that actually land funding. What belongs in each and the metrics VCs want to see.