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Why it's hard for VCs to be contrarian
In The Myth of the A Player I poked at the conventional wisdom of what makes an “A player.” Most early stage VC filters are tuned to be consensus-right…
Jan 9, 2024
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The Myth of the "A Player"
Counterpoints
Dec 6, 2023
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Take the Armchair Board Member Test
It’s only been a week since I wrote about Sam Altman being fired and hypothetical reasons why the board could have been justified. Altman is back and…
Nov 28, 2023
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How to build a better pitch deck
Sep 20, 2022
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How to talk about financial projections in your pitch deck
Aug 23, 2022
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Start With The Problem - Slide 1
Jun 24, 2022
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The Myth of the "A Player"
Dec 6, 2023
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Pitch Teardown: the Goodlawyer Seed Deck
Oct 11, 2022
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Your Startup's DNA: The Solution Slide
Jul 5, 2022
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What if the OpenAI board was right?
Thoughts on corporate governance
Nov 21, 2023
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Projection Canvas: Examples and Spreadsheet Models
How to use the Projection Canvas in detail
May 23, 2023
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The Projection Canvas
In Our Love/Hate Relationship with Projections I talked about the difficulty with startup projections.
May 16, 2023
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How to build a better pitch deck
A 12-part series
Sep 20, 2022
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Sample Slides - Good Neighbors
Download the pitch deck and detailed notes.
Sep 19, 2022
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How to talk about financial projections in your pitch deck
A simple template for the financial slide
Aug 23, 2022
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You've built a better mousetrap, now you need to go to market
How to build your Go To Market slide
Aug 16, 2022
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