by pophamjohn97 | Feb 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
NEWS (4 quick looks at the big happenings this week) Normally I try to stay away from the clickbaity drama stuff but come on now… Elon Musk, the richest man alive, just offered a 19-year-old kid $5,000 to take down the teen’s Twitter page that was tracking his private...
by pophamjohn97 | Feb 4, 2022 | Startup
Equity is the most expensive kind of capital a successful startup can raise. In the long term, raising large amounts of equity funding early can change the entire trajectory of a startup. I have spoken with so many founders in the past few years that lament spending...
by pophamjohn97 | Feb 2, 2022 | Startup
Most pitches get rejected and I think that’s a good thing. Hear me out. Funding your startup is just as much about the people who are funding you as the number of zeros on your check. If investors said yes more often, there would be far more startups aligned...
by pophamjohn97 | Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
There is an insidious virus that has wormed its way into the hive mind of entrepreneurial culture. Founders are tirelessly lambasted with the idea that having no life, getting no sleep, eating ramen every day in a garage while your Dad yells at you to turn your flow...
by pophamjohn97 | Jan 31, 2022 | Startup
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt I challenge you to find a single founder that successfully navigated the funding world on their first try. Anyone who has raised money, successfully or...
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