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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.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Sun 29 June 2025
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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.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Sun 27 April 2025
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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.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Fri 05 July 2024
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Platforms versus point solutions
Why Shovels should be a platform, not a point solution: learning from competitors, understanding market dynamics, and building for scale.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Fri 30 December 2022
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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.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Thu 22 December 2022
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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.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Sat 26 November 2022
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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.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Fri 01 February 2019
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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.
By:Ryan Buckley
On:Mon 27 August 2018
In:Business
Tag: startups
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