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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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The Rise of the Solo-Founder Jan 07, 2025

The Rise of the Solo-Founderย 

โ†’ and the Bootstrapped Solo-Founder

On Monday,ย ย Peter Walkerย fromย Cartaย and I found ourselves writing about the same intriguing trend:ย 

โ†’ Sam Altmanโ€™s belief that weโ€™ll see a 1-person company become worth $1 billion.

We had slightly different takes, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ
๐—ง๐—ต...

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The #1 battle every founder faces isnโ€™t external Dec 19, 2024

The #1 battle every founder faces isnโ€™t external

โ†’ itโ€™s in their mind.

When youโ€™re building a startup
Chasing a dream
Fighting for your vision

โ†’ you will face delays
โ†’ difficulties
โ†’ and dead ends

There will be moments when it feels like the odds are stacked against you, and ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ, youโ€™re cooked...

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The toughest battle youโ€™ll fight as a startup founder Dec 19, 2024

The toughest battle youโ€™ll fight as a startup founderย 

โ†’ isnโ€™t with the competition
โ†’ itโ€™s with yourself

Doubt
Fear
Worry

These are the enemies you never saw coming.

And most founders never recognize the real fight
The one in the mirror

โ†’ Doubt whispers: โ€œYouโ€™re not ready.โ€
โ†’ Fear shouts: โ€œYouโ€™re going to fai...

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Fundraising is one of the hardest things we do. NOT! Dec 18, 2024

Fundraising is one of the hardest things we do.ย 

โ†’ Not
โ†’ As a faith-driven venture studio

โ†’ Our approach to fundraising is different
โ†’ It's not just to raise money

It's to raise "good money"
Itโ€™s to partner with LPs ...

Who are faith-driven
And spirit-filled


We have to say no to investors, often.

Statisticall...

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Why powerful CEOs have ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฒโ€”5 times. Dec 17, 2024

Why powerful CEOs have ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฒโ€”5 times.

โ†’ big dollar deals PLUS major equity stakes
โ†’ but hereโ€™s the thing

โ†’ Iโ€™ve never merged companies with any of them
โ†’ instead, they wanted to merge forces ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฒ

Why? Because ๐—œโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ The Brand behind every venture Iโ€™ve builtโ€”and turned that br...

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The Non-Woke Ecosystem for MAGA Startup Founders Dec 03, 2024

Why we boldly branded ourselves as โ€œThe Non-Woke VCโ€ and now as โ€œThe Non-Woke Ecosystem for MAGA Startup Foundersโ€

At the start of 2024, we made a move that some thought was risky, but it felt like the right time.ย 

Iโ€™ve always prided myself on reading the tea leaves and understanding the mood of the m...

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The X-Factor: Investor Readiness Nov 18, 2024

The X-Factor: Investor Readiness ๐ŸŽฅ

When you pitch to an investor, itโ€™s not just about the story or the deckโ€”itโ€™s about showing youโ€™re truly ready.ย 

I get pitched around 500-600 times a year, and I can always tell when a founder has โ€œitโ€ and when they donโ€™t.

The X-Factorโ€”Investor Readinessโ€”isnโ€™t about c...

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The Woke Era is Over. Oct 24, 2024

The Woke Era is Over.

The tides are shifting. Big Tech, Silicon Valley VCs, and even the Billionaires have had enough.

โ†’ ๐——๐—˜๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€? Done.
โ†’ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผโ€ฆ
โ†’ But this false religion just got canceled.

Wokeness makes a lousy god, and the reckoning is here.

Now, hereโ€™s my prediction:

๐Ÿ”ฎ R...

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Whatโ€™s so special about the faith-driven solo founder? Oct 23, 2024

Whatโ€™s so special about the faith-driven solo founder?

โ†’ theyโ€™re not building alone.ย 
โ†’ theyโ€™re co-creating with the ultimate creator
โ†’they're partnering with God in their journey.ย 

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜. Theyโ€™re literally co-creating with the Creator of the universe.

Now, you might ask, canโ€™t yo...

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