One of the most quoted and transformative blog posts I’ve read to build relationships and fundraise came from Mark Suster titled Invest in Lines, Not Dots [https://bothsidesofthetable.com/invest-in-lines-not-dots-611f36491d73]. I refer this blog post almost weekly in conversations. The premise is simple: when investors write a check, they…
Constructing a powerful, persuasive essay is tough. A good writer supplies the right words. Yet, the right words only get a writer so far. Sound, logical content is required to hammer home a point. Style and word choice are discussed so often, but the logical side is less highlighted. In…
In Jon Meacham’s, Franklin and Winston, there’s a memorable line [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Franklin_and_Winston/1VDYI6IzbSgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=learn+that+this+morning%E2%80%99s+for+may+become+this+evening%E2%80%99s+ally+churchill&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcover] on Churchill…
Discovering product-market fit is similar to unlocking a safe with a mechanical lock (like the ones on our high-school lockers). Three turns to the right for the first number, two turns to the left for another, one turn back to the right, and voila. The safe is open. On the…
When I was twelve years old, the grandfather of a dear friend entrusted us to apply some sort of wood finish on the back deck of his house. For about an hour, we drenched the rags with oil, scrubbed, brushed, and smoothed. Afterwards we took the used rags, balled them…
Where you work is almost as important to how you work — after acquiring a high standard of skills. The following is a real life story: about four years ago I caught up with a talented sales and marketing leader who excelled at her job. She worked hard, executed (and created)…
As the financial telescopes of San Francisco, New York, and Palm Beach adjust their magnification on [https://news.crunchbase.com/news/funding-to-atlanta-hit-a-5-year-high-in-2020-as-the-city-produces-unicorns/] our “City in the Forest” — with Flock Safety most recently making the jump [https://hypepotamus.com/feature/flock-safety-series-d/] into the land of the unicorns — now is a good…
The topic of conversation came up among some ardent Atlantans around where they read their news. Better yet, if there is a story, who do you go to? The AJC used to be the clear favorite and the consensus is that if an interesting link shows up, it is worth…