3 Lessons to Grow Your Bootstrapped Business I Learned the Hard Way (So You Don’t Have To)
Growing a bootstrapped business offers maximum independence, but it comes with a unique set of challenges. Here are three strategies to overcome them.
The Download: AI bottleneck debates, and BCI trials take off
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth last month with a huge claim: it had solved a mathematical bottleneck…
Why Your Business Will Lose More Than Its Founder If You’re Suddenly Incapacitated
If your business depends entirely on you for access to critical information, one emergency can put everything at risk. Here’s how to build a continuity plan before that ever happens.
How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
Instead of spending a year raising a formal venture fund, the Sabertooth VC founder used a captive network of LPs to invest startups like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX.
The Costliest Mistake With a Prospective Client Happens in the First 30 Minutes (And Most People Miss It)
Agencies lose more money to bad-fit clients than to pricing or scope creep. A 30-minute call, run as a filter instead of a pitch, removes most of them before a proposal is written.
Success Can Hide Serious Business Risks. Here’s How to Spot Them Early.
Most entrepreneurs learn these risk management lessons too late. You don’t have to.
Why a Premium Domain May Be the Smartest Seven-Figure Investment You’ll Ever Make — Here’s Why
Most founders see a seven-figure domain as an expense. The smartest ones see it as an asset that can transform how customers, competitors and investors view their business.
I’ve Always Been Curious — and It’s Been the Driving Force Behind My Success. Here’s Why.
Curiosity drives successful founders to keep innovating. Here’s how a childhood of building and reading prepared me for my career.
Blindsided by Your Tax Bill? It Usually Comes Down to One of These 4 Problems
Not all CPA relationships fail the same way. Here’s how to identify which of four common breakdowns is costing your business and what to do differently before next April.
3 Lessons to Grow Your Bootstrapped Business I Learned the Hard Way (So You Don’t Have To)
Growing a bootstrapped business offers maximum independence, but it comes with a unique set of challenges. Here are three strategies to overcome them.
Why Your Business Will Lose More Than Its Founder If You’re Suddenly Incapacitated
If your business depends entirely on you for access to critical information, one emergency can put everything at risk. Here’s how to build a continuity plan before that ever happens.