Startup Newsletter

Founders - $hit happens 💩

→ Use the $hit to bounce back

Startup life is hard, no matter the stage

The deal you thought was going to happen, didn't

Many times you'll get to the end of your runway

→ Feels like MASSIVE failure

→ The $hit has hit the fan

→ Startup life becomes a complete $hit sho...

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...