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Like Superman: The Lifestyle Startup, Faith-Driven Founders & SI vs AI Aug 24, 2025

Every Thursday, faith-driven founders from around the world gather forย Startup Church.

Itโ€™s a time to get grounded in our faith, the Word and sharpen our mindset.ย We strengthen the way we build โ€” in peace, power, and purpose.

This past week we tackled 3 big topics that I believe could shift how yo...

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Why 93% of Startups Never Reach $1Mโ€”and How Faith Can Change That Jul 22, 2025

Most founders start with big dreams.
But very few reach $1M in annual revenue.

The truth?
93% of startups never make it.ย 

Not because theyโ€™re lazy. Not because they donโ€™t care.

But because they never build a clear, actionable path to get there.

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They launch without GPS.
No roadmap. No numbers. No...

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Why Your Plan Fails, Your Pivot Wins, and Your Camp Matters Jul 15, 2025

Hey Founder,ย 

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Sometimes what looks like failure is just strategy gone sideways.

Other times? Itโ€™s God setting you up for something bigger.

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Hereโ€™s what weโ€™re unpacking this week:

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๐Ÿšง When Your GTM Plan Fails, Itโ€™s Not the Devilโ€”Itโ€™s Your Strategyย 

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You were ready.

You launched.

And th...

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Startup Fundraising and Landing Customers ... Jul 05, 2025

โ†’ It all boils down to ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ..
You have to convince someone to see the future ๐ŸŒŸ

But hereโ€™s the catch โ€” you canโ€™t just tell them about it.
You have to ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ them.

Whether itโ€™s an investor or a customer your job is to paint a clear, compelling vision of the future.ย 

One they can believe in.ย 
One the...

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If youโ€™re trying to attract investors and customersโ€ฆ Feb 05, 2025

If youโ€™re trying to attract investors and customersโ€ฆ

And youโ€™re not doing thisโ€”youโ€™re NUTS.

Posting on LinkedIn is ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

Yet only 1% truly understand how to do it.

But hereโ€™s the thingโ€”everyone can learn.

In the Startup & VC space on LinkedIn, ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ #13 in the U.S.

I post 7x...

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Founders: I can see the future you Feb 04, 2025

I can see the future you

When I spend time with founders in our startup incubator or venture studio, I can already see the future you

โ†’ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ "๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚" ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ

I see the battles youโ€™re fighting
And the doubts

The weight of the unknown
Iโ€™ve been there

I know what itโ€™s like to walk in compl...

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Founders: If you canโ€™t answer these three questions Feb 03, 2025

If you canโ€™t answer these three questions

โ†’ your startup isnโ€™t ready for growth

When startups pitch me, I ask three simple questions:

#1 - Whatโ€™s your ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป strategy?
#2 - Whatโ€™s your ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป strategy?
#3 - Whatโ€™s your ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ win rate strategy?

If they canโ€™t answer, itโ€™s a prob...

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When a faith-driven founder is guided by purpose Jan 29, 2025

When a faith-driven founder is guided by purpose

โ†’ two things become crystal clear

#1 - ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ

#2 - ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†

Youโ€™ll begin to see the bigger picture
Why itโ€™s vital for your startup to succeed

How Godโ€™s plans for it are greater than anythin...

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Founders, thereโ€™s a Battle for Your Mind Jan 28, 2025

Founders, thereโ€™s a Battle for Your Mind

ย โ€“ and the Winner Takes All

As founders, we navigate a landscape filled with both obstacles and opportunities. But itโ€™s often the obstacles that create doubtโ€”thoughts like:

โ†’ Will I raise VC?
โ†’ Am I burning through my reserves too fast?
โ†’ What if the market hates ...

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Most founders miss whatโ€™s right in front of them Jan 27, 2025

Most founders miss whatโ€™s right in front of them

โ†’ they think theyโ€™re on the right path
โ†’ until they realize theyโ€™re walking in circles
โ†’ until their startup quietly fades away

Itโ€™s not lack of effort
Itโ€™s a lack of clarity

The problem?
They canโ€™t see what separates them from the winners

The winners know th...

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Founders, when you step into uncharted territory Jan 15, 2025

Founders, when you step into uncharted territory

โ†’ Youโ€™ll see opportunity, and ...
โ†’ Youโ€™ll see obstacles.

Faith-driven founders ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต through Godโ€™s eyes.

When you walk by faith.
The future becomes your ally.

โ†’ every obstacle and enemy is ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

When you walk by faith.
You stop worrying about...

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Founders, Mondays set the tone Jan 13, 2025

Founders, Mondays set the tone

โ†’ itโ€™s the first move in the weekly game.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, I shared about ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ instead of complaining.ย 

But hereโ€™s the next layer
Momentum is built, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ

โ†’ success doesnโ€™t happen in a flash of genius
โ†’ it happen...

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