How to bring more businesses to Contra Costa County
Analysis of Contra Costa County's business landscape and proposals for attracting more companies through conference centers, business clubs, arts districts, and industry branding.
Filed under Business.
Founders, fundraising, failure, and the slow work of building.
2019
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Thu 04 July 2019
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Fri 22 March 2019
Being the other co-founder
Reflections on being the second co-founder at Scripted - the challenges of not being CEO, limited board access, and lessons learned about startup leadership dynamics.
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Sun 24 February 2019
Feast on pain
Why entrepreneurs thrive on struggle and pain, drawing parallels between bodybuilding and the entrepreneurial mindset of growth through adversity.
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Sun 17 February 2019
If I could redo all of my content marketing
A simple content marketing philosophy: every piece you publish should feel like giving a gift, with outline, multiple drafts, and careful editing.
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Fri 01 February 2019
The bitter taste of failure
How Scripted succeeded as a business but failed financially for investors, and the painful lessons learned about startup risk and money.
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Fri 01 February 2019
I'm not fundable
Reflecting on being 'damaged goods' to VCs after Scripted, advocating for exits that change founders' lives rather than chasing monster outcomes.
2018
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Fri 02 November 2018
Taking the CEO job at MightySignal
Announcing my role as General Manager of MightySignal, the leading provider of SDK usage and ad intelligence, as founders join Instacart.
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Mon 27 August 2018
Building out my little empire
Reflections on being a builder at heart and the journey of leaving VC-backed work to focus on creating and launching new business projects.