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Mar 20

$5-Million Raised and $1M in Revenue

I have been seeing tons of companies that have raised $5M and are still $500k-$1M in ARR. They are going to market looking for funding because they have just now found product market fit and they just need some capital to “turn on” sales. I love the “turn on sales”…

Startup

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$5-Million Raised and $1M in Revenue
$5-Million Raised and $1M in Revenue
Startup

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·Mar 16

Why I Told My PortCo’s To Pull Their Capital From Silicon Valley Bank

Wednesday night SVB told its shareholders that they were to sell off a large package of long-term treasuries that incurred a $1.8B loss while also having to raise 500M from General Atlantic to provide more cash to fund operations. …

Startup

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Why I Told My PortCo’s to Pull Their Capital From Silicon Valley Bank
Why I Told My PortCo’s to Pull Their Capital From Silicon Valley Bank
Startup

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Mar 13

Why I told my PortCo’s to Pull Their Capital from Silicon Valley Bank

Wednesday night SVB told its shareholders that they were to sell off a large package of long-term treasuries that incurred a $1.8B loss while also having to raise 500M from General Atlantic to provide more cash to fund operations. …

Startup

2 min read

Why I told my PortCo’s to Pull Their Capital from Silicon Valley Bank
Why I told my PortCo’s to Pull Their Capital from Silicon Valley Bank
Startup

2 min read


Feb 28

How Founders Pick Which Advice to Follow

Everyone is in the opinion business. This is especially true in the ego-heavy startup world where many archetypes give advice — former founders, venture capitalists, software execs turned advisors, etc. As a founder, it is essential to gauge who to listen to and trust. Ultimately, there is no one on…

Startup

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How Founders Pick Which Advice to Follow
How Founders Pick Which Advice to Follow
Startup

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Published in Startup Stash

·Jan 29

The Upcoming 2023 Churn Tsunami of Companies Serving as “Capabilities”

In the age of abundance of capital, there has been an onslaught of waste in the last couple of years. Founders with good intent started to build standalone tools with more capabilities and less platform or vision to become a platform. This is separate from a company that begins as…

Startup

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The Upcoming 2023 Churn Tsunami of Companies Serving as “Capabilities”
The Upcoming 2023 Churn Tsunami of Companies Serving as “Capabilities”
Startup

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Jan 11

The VC/Operator Identity Crises

Over the last couple of years there has been great wealth creation for operators. After years of hard work they have finally cashed out and made their bones. The novelty of cashing the big check eventually wears off for these entrepreneurs and the jones to find the next thing comes…

Venture Capital

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The VC/Operator Identity Crises
The VC/Operator Identity Crises
Venture Capital

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Jan 10

Two Lines: Failure and Real Failure and Founder Magic

I was interviewing Brad Thomas of Evercast yesterday, and he spoke about Ben Horowitz best selling book — Hard Things about Hard Things. It is a wonderful collection of stories of the hardened silicone valley founder’s trials and tribulations through the internet boom. …

Startup

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Two Lines: Failure and Real Failure and Founder Magic
Two Lines: Failure and Real Failure and Founder Magic
Startup

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Jan 6

The Upcoming 2023 Churn Tsunami of Companies Serving as “Capabilities”

In the age of abundance of capital, there has been an onslaught of waste in the last couple of years. Founders with good intent started to build standalone tools with more capabilities and less platform or vision to become a platform. This is separate from a company that begins as…

Startup

2 min read

The Upcoming 2023 Churn Tsunami of Companies Serving as “Capabilities”
The Upcoming 2023 Churn Tsunami of Companies Serving as “Capabilities”
Startup

2 min read


Published in Startup Stash

·Dec 17, 2022

Three Things I Learned After Evaluating 500 Companies in 2022

I had a goal of deploying $3M in 2022. I actually deployed $0 in 2022. It was very humbling to say the least. It was not for a lack of trying as we at DWP Capital had screened over 500 deals. …

Entrepreneurship

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Three Things I Learned After Evaluating 500 Companies in 2022
Three Things I Learned After Evaluating 500 Companies in 2022
Entrepreneurship

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Dec 10, 2022

Three Things I learned After Evaluating 500 Companies in 2022

I had a goal of deploying $3M in 2022. I actually deployed $0 in 2022. It was very humbling to say the least. It was not for a lack of trying as we at DWP Capital had screened over 500 deals. …

Startup

2 min read

Three Things I learned After Evaluating 500 Companies in 2022
Three Things I learned After Evaluating 500 Companies in 2022
Startup

2 min read

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