The Capital Problem, the Markets, and Who's Building
Americans are angry, startups need to act, the markets are clear, the problem is capital, who's with me?
Being Hella Strategic
A perspective for the post-hype founder. Thinking in public about how to solve the real problems eroding the American dream.
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Capital Structure and the Mission-Driven Startup
I can’t think of a better mission than ensuring Americans receive the healthcare that they are entitled to - not because healthcare is a right but because the terms are what’s spelled out in the explanation of benefits for the plan they, their employer, or the state pays for.
Buyers for Startups in Broken Markets
Who is buying what you’re selling?
The Anxiety of the Felt Floor
Two weeks, two deaths of early aughts icons disclosed.
A Hella Strategic Thesis
Investors publish theses. Consultants should too.
72 Hours in Austin
Ahhhhh-stin.
Walk in My Shoes.
On integration, regulated markets, and the role nobody hires for.
Good Quests Nobody Chooses
“Choose Good Quests” asks exactly the right question: why aren’t the best founders working on hard, important problems?
I 9-9-6’d my life for this?
I 9-9-6’d my life for this?
On Mattering
It’s funny how when you’re searching for something, at first you can’t find it, but give it a few weeks and suddenly your entire newsfeed, all your Amazon results, podcast suggestions, Instagram stories, and newsletters merge into a firehose of relevant content that creates layers upon layers of perspectives, ideas, and complexity to the initial search query you began with.