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  1. 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
    In:Business

  2. 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
    In:Business

  3. 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
    In:Business

  4. 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
    In:Business

  5. 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
    In:Business

  6. 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
    In:Business

  7. 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

  8. 53 days to revenue

    How launching and pricing experiments helped Inlistio achieve first revenue in just 53 days from idea to paid customers for this SaaS tool.

    By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Thu 04 January 2018
    In:Business

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