People are best at solving problems they experience, meaning that their first users are like them.

This uncomfortably narrow scope keeps you on a specific heading, enabling your learnings to compound.

8 books I recommend to startup founders and their teams for product building and product management.

Setting goals exclusively around KPIs like revenue or MQLs can lead to a narrow marketing strategy that may overlook long-term growth, innovation, and operational efficiency.

If you hit a brainstorming block, the solution is to do anything *but* brainstorm.

My (unpopular?) opinion on work in 2024 is that most career problems can be solved, and most career aspirations can be achieved by going to an office every day.

Carta published their 2023 State of Private Markets, and it's fascinating to see the trends by company stage and region.

It was a virtuous cycle, and my only regret is that we didn't 5x the budget of the program.

Stickers are to startups what a flag is to a nation.

Here are 2 ways to cut burn.

I found a room on Craigslist, put three bags in my car, and moved to Seattle.

Chip-based credit card readers reduced U.S. counterfeit fraud by 76%.

Once product-market fit has been found, a startup must figure out the scaleup.

“If you can't answer a definitive 'yes' to all five of these questions, you're not going to make it through 2024.”

Prioritize high-impact, low-effort tasks; undertake major impactful projects; eliminate unproductive work.

Nine things on my mind as we head into an incredible year.

If Influencers aren't a part of your 2024 Marketing Plan, you're doing something wrong, whether you're B2B, B2C, B2B2C, or selling ice cream from a truck.

It doesn't matter who thinks they're right. Often, there is no "right" or "wrong." There are options, and it's left up to the market to decide.

These are some of my favorite single-sentence startup descriptions lately.

Big brands back big moments.

Counterintuitive startup insight: complaints are a leading indicator of product-market fit.

Whitecollar workers gained time, money, and freedom while shedding daily stress.

“You have to care fanatically about these people... these people as people, and these people as in the roles they are doing.”

There are 3 things.

Maybe my most controversial startup opinion is that your company name doesn't matter.

This clip might ruffle some feathers.

Big month for startup fundraising in Atlanta, including two Atlanta Tech Village companies.

The best source of marketing and product inspiration is your audience.

Startups without existential urgency don't win.