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That Small Green Premium

Aug 22, 2024

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7 min read

That Small Green Premium

3 takeaways from my conversation with energy transition expert John Jeffers

Investing in SportsTech

Aug 15, 2024

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9 min read

Investing in SportsTech

3 takeaways from my conversation with SportsTech expert Geoffrey Cheng, (Comcast SportsTech)

Flower Shop Due Diligence

Aug 8, 2024

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7 min read

Flower Shop Due Diligence

3 takeaways from my conversation with Certified Fraud Investigator & CPA John Samore III

Inflection Point

Aug 1, 2024

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7 min read

Inflection Point

3 takeaways from my conversation with Angel Network President & Venture Capitalist Eric Alfuth (Houston Angel Network, Caymont Ventures)

Just Chuck Value

Jul 24, 2024

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8 min read

Just Chuck Value

3 takeaways from my conversation with pitch deck guru Matt Gore (Optio)

How to Choose an Angel Network

Jul 17, 2024

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10 min read

How to Choose an Angel Network

5 questions to streamline your decision

6 Reasons Why Startups Fail

Jul 10, 2024

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9 min read

6 Reasons Why Startups Fail

Takeaways from HBS entrepreneurship professor Tom Eisenmann's research

What Factors Drive Angel Investment Decisions?

Jul 3, 2024

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8 min read

What Factors Drive Angel Investment Decisions?

Findings from my recent interviews with 9 local angel investors

Why Do Angels Hate Due Diligence?

Jun 26, 2024

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8 min read

Why Do Angels Hate Due Diligence?

Because it punches fun in the face

What do you Hate?

Jun 19, 2024

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7 min read

What do you Hate?

A powerful question for understanding founder motivation

Revenue vs ARR

Jun 12, 2024

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7 min read

Revenue vs ARR

Why angel investors need to understand the difference

Market Creation

Jun 5, 2024

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7 min read

Market Creation

Lesson learned from passing on Shopify: 1 diligence question to supercharge market analysis

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