Startup Newsletter

I have a word for faith-driven founders seeking venture capital.

Whether you are seeking funding from secular VC or Kingdom-minded VC, if you want to get funded you have to enter into a state of investor readiness.

The standard for Kingdom investors will be different than secular, and you have to ...

Entrepreneurship wasn't meant to be a solo journey.

You don't have to be overwhelmed doing it alone. In fact doing-it-alone is probably a huge mistake.

For those of you who know me, you already know I've dedicated my life to making it more of a guided journey, step-by-step.

Have you ever bought s...

This is the REAL prosperity Gospel. Anything else is a scam, including the poverty gospel preached by those who don't believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God.

Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prosper...

Is it selfish to ask God for what you want? Or do you just ask Him for what you need?

I've always had big dreams and desires inside me. Growing up, many religious folks seemed wishy-washy on this issue. It was hard to get a straight answer.

"Well you know Gerald, God will provide what you need, bu...

In life, setbacks and obstacles are inevitable. But with Christ, comebacks are certain.

As someone rooted by my faith in God and the Bible, I see the trouble as mere distractions, just scenery along the journey, so no matter what I just keep pressing forward.

When distractions come:

- My dreams, ...

You don't have to settle for what's not working in your life. Sometimes your plans are just dead wrong. But there's something I love about being wrong.

I get to be right about something new. That's the tradeoff.

The best way to be "right" might be to admit you were wrong.

For me, this revelation ...

I've learned a million things (success ingredients) on my entrepreneurial  journey, and everyday I attempt to share some of them with you. But what is the best way for you to glean your fill of them?

Go directly to my source for wisdom, understanding and knowledge.

Meet with who I meet with every ...

Should you bootstrap or raise capital for your startup? 

In my opinion, the founders who are doing both, are especially wise. They've developed a playbook for both.

Take founders Brian Mangels and Justin Clark with their b2c venture Home On, they are doing both. I've never seen a venture with a Ki...

Every-time I have become stuck over my 40 year entrepreneurial journey, when everything I am "trying" to do isn't working, best I can remember THE ANSWER has been in front of me the whole time.

Each time I can remember, God multiplied what I had. But for some reason I just didn't have the eyes to s...

Want to attract (look very sexy) to investors? Produce profitable revenue. THIS. Is the law of attraction.

To those founders who have the courage, who have invested the time to learn RevOps, building the revenue engine that attracts new customers, you will ALSO attract investors.

BAM. (read that a...

Entrepreneurship is the new American Dream. 40 years ago my life as an entrepreneur started with a simple idea. I didn't have any money or investors, just a little faith in God and the Bible.

It turns out the idea was from God.

What I learned was my future isn't determined by my present circumstan...

Keeping these 6 dots connected has been the X Factor for strong revenue performance.

These 6 dots plus ONE.

#1 - Writing down the cost of having what I want personally (family goals).

#2 - Building and vetting my business model to provide the revenue and personal income to have what I want for my...