Thought Leadership Threads

We all know that Small Businesses are important to our communities. We also know that minority owned Small Businesses don’t have equal access to capital and tools. Is this solvable? Curious to hear about a company working on this challenge? Read on!

Yesterday @QEDinvestors announced our investment in @GetCapchase and we couldn’t be more excited. The space is white hot with big rounds being announced recently by @pipe and @clearbanc (among others). Curious why so much capital is flowing into the space? A thread: 👇

Building a successful #startup requires getting to “yes” every day. Unity of purpose paired with the right team and right incentives is a recipe for greatness. But sometimes getting to “yes” requires a #startup to conquer the “Impossible”. A 🧵👇

Twitter has been my relief valve for venting and sharing thoughts over the past year. In case you missed these, here are a few of my favorites: 🔥🧵🤯👇

When a #startup that I’m advising wants to raise money in the near future, I always ask them the question: “Are there any asterisks?” By this I mean, are there any counter-factual results that will have to be explained in diligence. This matters A LOT. A 🧵👇

Inflation seems to be headlining the news these days. It’s a powerful force and worthy of attention, but it’s often misunderstood and conveniently misused by investors, politicians and policy makers to justify positions. Let me simplify and reframe the narrative:

A common question Founders struggle with is “how to monetize”. Founders have strong thoughts on the product/service they want to build, but many are baffled when it comes to determining the best way of building a highly profitable business. A framework that might help:

I was listening to the 20 Minute VC podcast w/@davidtisch as a guest. He threw out an important concept that most Founders don’t think about enough: “Is My Company A Top Half Performer?” This is a critical concept that’s worth unpacking: 👇👇👇

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. 👇