Startup Newsletter

How a founder goes about raising venture capital

→ Will tell you everything

→ You want to know

→ About how they will 𝘁𝗿𝘆 to land new customers

If a founder wants to get funded, they'll have to nail these four elements

→ The pitch deck

→ The actual pitch‚ can they tell a compelling story

→ The...

I love it when founders ask for help

→ It's the path that leads to the 1%

→ Because only 1% of startups reach $10M in annual revs

→ And only 7% make it past $1M in annual revs

→ What do the 1% have in common

→ They understand the rules

→ That their startup is likely flawed

→ And they're on a ...

Founders - I'm now backed by the smartest and richest one in the world.

It's a partnership. We co-create. Come join us.

→ Who?
→ God!

I know that might sound crazy, but you're already here, read a few more lines.

→ I grew up a believer
→ I thought it was more probable that God existed
→ I didn't bu...

Founders → The allure of quick capital can be tempting

→ But remember, not all money is good money 🚀💥

→ In the journey of building your startup

→ The partners you choose can significantly impact your venture's success

Here are a few cautionary tales of founders who faced challenges due to partnering wit...

Founders — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 doesn’t care about your past

→ The market doesn’t care if your past is full of big wins

→ Or if this is your first rodeo

→ In capitalism, the market is the ultimate judge of success

→ Old wins can’t save you

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀

→ These innovators proved that fresh perspectives and un...

It started with $5k, pantyhose, scissors and a bright idea.

→ $5k to $1.3B

→ Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door-to-door

→ That's when she first had the idea for Spanx

→ Zero background in fashion or business

→ She invested her entire life savings ($5K) into HERSELF

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗽𝗮...

Founders - Feel like you botched your pitch?

Then this happens. 📈

There are a bunch of cool stories where founders thought they totally messed up their pitches but still ended up getting the funding they needed. 

Here's a few — Enjoy!

1. Airbnb 🚀

Founders: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan B...

What Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang thinks about DEI/ESG — He's worth $14 billion. Secured $1 billion in funding. Expected to hit $1.4 billion ARR by the end of 2024

The CEO of a hot artificial intelligence startup won praise from other chief executives, including Elon Musk, after he announced a hi...

When your startup is running on fumes — and you need a miracle

→ ask
→ when miracles come from God
→ they often come through man
→ when suddenly
→ your fortune changes

Don't stop asking

→ even when you're not sure He's there
→ he's made a lot of promises to man
→ they're in the bible
→ over 6000

I'm no...

Founders — Life gets clearer when you find purpose 🗾 

So I wrote "the book" on doing it

It's how I've connected the dots between VC + Startups + Purpose + and Faith.

→ I don't know how or when these dots got disconnected
→ but I'll let you in on a secret
→ they were meant to go together

I read someplace t...

Startups are Growers or Showers. Which are you? 👀

In the startup ecosystem, showers are those that make an immediate impact.

They launch with a bang, grabbing attention, funding, and market share quickly.

→ Think Uber, Snap Inc. – high visibility, rapid growth, and significant investor attraction...

Eventually, every founder gets knocked down — here's how to get back up.

Your plans are going to fail, eventually.

→ before, during or after you go-to-market
→ before or after you raise capital
→ either way, if you stay down, you die
→ you will have to learn how to turnaround your startup
→ and maybe ...