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The journey from rejecting venture capital to raising $5M for Shovels, building a big data business focused on the physical world and climate companies.
Tagged "startups".
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Sun 29 June 2025
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Sun 27 April 2025
My best advice for entrepreneurs
Celebrating Shovels reaching $80K MRR and sharing the most important lesson: the quality of your idea determines your success more than execution alone.
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Fri 05 July 2024
I'm down with ICP
Deep dive into ideal customer profile (ICP) development for Shovels, exploring the matrix of 'what' we offer versus 'who' we serve across multiple dimensions.
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Fri 30 December 2022
Platforms versus point solutions
Why Shovels should be a platform, not a point solution: learning from competitors, understanding market dynamics, and building for scale.
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Thu 22 December 2022
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.
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Sat 26 November 2022
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.
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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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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.