wanted to see if a small model could handle accounts payable, which is honestly one of the most boring jobs in finance. so i set up xero with 120 supplier…
So me and a friend have an idea for software for car dealerships and importers. Mostly smaller/medium ones (1-10 employees). We don’t want to spend months building something nobody wants,…
For a startup class I’m working on Nestwise, a white-label module that banks and credit unions would put inside their own app. It uses the customer’s transaction data to build…
anthropic launched a personal finance thing yesterday. connect bank + cards via plaid and ask where your money went, duplicate charges, fees, interest paid last year. read only, cant move…
Title: The Four-Week Rule for Startup Fundraising: Why a Firm Yes is the Only viable Outcome In the high-velocity world of startup fundraising, time is not a neutral resource. It…
Full disclosure up front: I'm a partner with the company behind Lumino, and this is test marketing - I'm here for honest reactions, not downloads. Lumino pulls your bank accounts,…
Entrepreneurial Insights from an Internship at The Colbert Report Six years ago, while in college, I spent an internship in the world of late-night television with The Colbert Report. That…
Startup Ideas: From AI Wrappers to All-in-One Platforms If you’re exploring early-stage concepts in the AI and SaaS space, here are a dozen high-potential directions to consider. Each entry focuses…
Title: From a $5M Net Worth to Uncertain Happiness: Navigating Stress, Sleep, and Purpose as a Self-Munded Founder Story: Growing up in Eastern Europe within a lower-middle-class, debt-ridden family, I…
How to Run Effective Customer Interviews: A Founders’ Guide to Validating Problems Identifying aworthy problem worth solving hinges on speaking with the right customers, asking the right questions, and conducting…
Title: From Frugality to Freedom: How FatFIRE Shifts Attitudes Toward Small Expenditures Many high-net-worth individuals pursue fatFIRE—retired early with a large nest egg—to secure financial independence. But how does that…
Title: Sell First, Build Later: Why Startups Often Misstep When Building Before Selling What follows draws on hard-won experience from the startup world. After navigating countless lessons the hard way,…
Title: How to Support a First-Generation Ivy League Freshman Without Overstepping A note on context: this is about helping a relative’s child transition to college with the benefits of a…
Title: Navigating Equity Disputes with Founders: Lessons from a Startup Novice A recent experience at a two-person-founded startup has raised important questions about equity, promises, and trust between early employees…
Title: Before You Pitch Investors, Read This As an early-stage investor who reviews a high volume of startup pitches daily, I repeatedly see founders misjudge the right moment to seek…
Title: Would You Relocate Your Startup for the Right Incentives? As post-COVID realities reshape the startup landscape, a growing number of countries are rolling out programs designed to attract founders…