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Turning Heads: How to Grab Attention

Don't Just Say It, Signal It.

Give First, a New Book From Brad Feld

A review of Give First, a new book by author, investor and Techstars co-founder Brad Feld.

Storytelling is the Ultimate Hack: Part 1

Storytelling is the ultimate hack for connecting a huge vision with what a startup is doing today. I break down how this works and why it matters for every founder.

Rocketships, Coachability & PMF: Sceptic Mode Part 2

ownership

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Part 8 in a series on ownership

Cap Tables Explained

A tutorial video with no math and no spreadsheets

Is there a problem with options?

pitching

Turning Heads: How to Grab Attention

Don't Just Say It, Signal It.

Storytelling is the Ultimate Hack: Part 1

venture capital

How to Teach VC With a Board Game

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Why it's hard for VCs to be contrarian

In The Myth of the A Player I poked at the conventional wisdom of what makes an “A player.” Most

entrepreneurship

Give First, a New Book From Brad Feld

A review of Give First, a new book by author, investor and Techstars co-founder Brad Feld.

The illusion of expertise

Startup experts are everywhere and we often care more about who is saying something than what they are actually saying. We should be more skeptical.

About Mentorship

Thoughts on mentorship, what it means and where to find a Blue Ocean when building your mentorship program.