Thought Leadership Threads

What the heck do you do if a Founder is fully vested and asks for an options refresh?
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It happens all the time but with valuations down the answer isn’t simple.
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A few thoughts on a third-rail topic: 🧵👇

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It’s widely believed that “grit” is one of the most important characteristics of successful people.

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After 8 months in the web3 space I have a view that many of the problems in the NFT ecosystem are directly attributable to a lack of grit.

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A few controversial thoughts: 🧵👇

Founders can be stereotyped into one of two general profiles.

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In today’s funding environment one profile is likely to survive and thrive while the other will struggle and possibly die out.

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Which are you? 🧵👇

The world is undeniably a different place than it was a few years ago. There’s been a profound shift in people’s preferences, especially when it comes to “work”.

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We’re quickly entering a change or die moment so ignoring the Zeitgeist of society is akin to playing with fire. 🧵👇

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Founders worry more about the war for talent than they do wars or Covid.
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In a recent LinkedIn survey, I asked founders and the fintech community at large what they saw as the greatest challenge in the new year.
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Whereas only 6% of respondents picked Covid as the top challenge, an overwhelming 48% pinpointed the war for talent as their top concern.

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Are you responsible for leading a stressed-out and overworked team?

Do you want to become a better Leader and create some breathing room? 🧵👇

There’s a lot of chatter recently about #Fintechs not wanting to hire people with traditional #Banking backgrounds and traditional #Bankers pointing out how short-sighted this is. It’s a complex topic that’s worth unpacking. 👇

It’s widely believed that “grit” is one of the most important characteristics of highly successful people. I have an emerging (and controversial view) that the YOLO investing behavior that we’re seeing is directly attributable to a societal reduction in grit. Unpacked:

Many #Startup CEOs struggle to redefine their own role as their company scales. I’ve been asked by startup CEOs many times: “What should my job be?” What follows is a framework I’ve used to guide various CEOs through the evolution from a “Small Team CEO” to a “Proper CEO”: