Is it okay to be a nice CEO?

Exploring whether being a nice CEO is compatible with business success, analyzing Glassdoor ratings versus stock performance to find the answer.

Taking advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act in Contra Costa County

How Contra Costa County can leverage $1.4 billion in federal infrastructure funds to build a green economy through manufacturing and services.

Platforms versus point solutions

Why Shovels should be a platform, not a point solution: learning from competitors, understanding market dynamics, and building for scale.

Business evaluation: Alumnify

Evaluating Alumnify, a B2B data platform that tracks college and company alumni for marketing, recruitment, and alumni relations using Live Data's extensive contact database.

Meet Murphy

Introducing Murphy, our new goldendoodle adopted after Blue Boy's passing, from dog-sitting experiments to finding the perfect family companion.

I'm fundraising this time -- and here's why

Why I'm pursuing venture capital for Shovels after previously bootstrapping, making the case for capital when building something big, green, and local.

Climate tech is my next big thing

After MightySignal's acquisition and a challenging year of teaching, I've pivoted to focus on climate technology as my next entrepreneurial venture in the growing green economy.

Business evaluation: Shovels

Comprehensive business evaluation of Shovels, a construction data platform that analyzes building permits and contractor performance to solve information asymmetries.