I believe that the US will have more Covid19 cases than China. Its a byproduct of a country passively watching this across the seas for a month before taking it seriously. Now hard decisions are being made and more will be made in the next few weeks. Time to get over it and make smart… Continue reading Startup Resources During #Covid19
Month: March 2020
When Life Gives You Lemons
I love this. With no Rugby to narrate, Nick (a professional) takes to the streets. He's got another dozen of these on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/nickheathsport/status/1241405476522336256?s=20 https://twitter.com/nickheathsport/status/1240285121707638785?s=20
Pandemic Valuations (?)
"We've" been waiting for a market correction over the past few years and I believe it has come. Hard stop. Regardless of when this global pandemic settles, the markets won't pop back and reset to what it was. With that, I am curious where startup valuations will land. Right now most high-growth B2B SaaS companies… Continue reading Pandemic Valuations (?)
Seed Stage Tech Stack
I love transparency into how startups build themselves. It shows confidence and also a willingness to learn (or change). Across released a blog post showing the 28 tools they already use for a team of 2; what they use them for and how much they pay. Ironically enough, LinkedIn Sales Navigator is the most expensive piece of the stack… Continue reading Seed Stage Tech Stack
#remotework
I've been in a role requiring extensive travel the past few years. I also consider the entire team I work on to be distributed. A lot of companies are now asking employees to work from home given #covid19. With that, my unsolicited advice is to establish the following guardrails if you're not used to being in… Continue reading #remotework
Black Swan
It seems like the VC/ startup community is blowing up over this "Black Swan" post by Sequoia. https://giphy.com/gifs/filmeditor-mean-girls-movie-3otPoLJJdKNEZQw9jy In reality, this is a pretty level headed memo. Especially if you put that against their RIP Good Times deck. The large points are: Ensure you're not running fat Prepare that your business model is about to… Continue reading Black Swan