I am a big financial model guy. They are essential to building, especially in the early stages. However, when I request them, I get tons of eye rolls from founders because they state, “there are just too many unknowns.” I, of course, agree with this; however, there is a reason…

I can go in-depth about evaluating products, markets, and founders. There are endless amounts of articles on the subject. However, one metric above all else gets me the most excited. That is how much tractions (revenue) the company has per how much money it has burned. This equation is often…

Yesterday I was lucky to be invited to the Investor Round Table event in Dallas. There were investors from around the country — including Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. These funds represented pre-seed up to later-stage growth equity. The purpose of this meeting was for investors to collaborate to…

I can go in-depth about evaluating products, markets, and founders. There are endless amounts of articles on the subject. However, one metric above all else gets me the most excited. That is how much tractions (revenue) the company has per how much money it has burned. This equation is often…

Yesterday I was lucky to be invited to the Investor Round Table event in Dallas. There were investors from around the country — including Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. These funds represented pre-seed up to later-stage growth equity. The purpose of this meeting was for investors to collaborate to…

There is a ton of angst around venture capitalists from founders. You can see it all around Twitter. Horror stories of capital providers slamming their fists on the table, firing founders, and ramming companies full of capital are bountiful in the startup world. …

I have been writing a great deal about the woe of horizontal SaaS lately. TL;DR Horizontal SaaS is Extremely Difficult in Todays Market because The influx of competitors in core markets creates solutions fatigue for buyers. Competition decreases ACV while increasing the sales cycle. Getting mindshare is nearly impossible with…

There is a ton of angst around venture capitalists from founders. You can see it all around twitter. Horror stories of capital providers slamming their fists on the table, firing founders, and ramming companies full of capital are bountiful the startup world. …

Being a solo GP is very difficult. We at DWP need software tools to help leverage my time in order to be able to source at the velocity that we do. Below is the list of our tech stack that we find to be working. Sourcing: Affinity: VC-specific CRM. Its…