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Founders, VCs Might Not Like My Sharing This, But They Should

One of the more challenging skills to help develop in a founder, is being able to discern b.s. from experienced and valid advice. As you…

Sep 21, 2023

Founders, VCs Might Not Like My Sharing This, But They Should

Sep 21, 2023

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It’s never as easy as it looks.

I lost $50,000, more or less, on a business started in my 20s. Hurt a lot. I’m now 4d-ahem and finding peace with success. Lessons…

Jan 4, 2023

Jan 4, 2023

How Substack Quietly Emerged as the Empirical Thinker’s Social Network

It’s easy to miss a quiet revolution in a world dominated by the noisy chaos of Twitter threads, AI clickbait, and influencers slinging…

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How Substack Quietly Emerged as the Empirical Thinker’s Social Network

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Building Cities Out of Song; the Creative Engine of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Music, a primary cultural cornerstone, plays a transformative role in fostering creativity, collaboration, and risk-taking — traits…

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Building Cities Out of Song; the Creative Engine of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Zagreb plus Istria: The Economic Development Plan for Croatia’s Future as a Global Hub of…

As I walked the streets of Zagreb, Croatia, not long ago, I couldn’t help but remark that I had a feeling that I was experiencing, Austin…

Jan 9

Zagreb plus Istria: The Economic Development Plan for Croatia’s Future as a Global Hub of…

Jan 9

How One of the Best Product Launches Ever Proves You Need Better Advisors

Be it a startup, a corporation, or even a public office, I would bet money before I’d invest in a startup that success hinges on the…

Jan 9

How One of the Best Product Launches Ever Proves You Need Better Advisors

Jan 9

The Foibles of Pivoting: Why It Fails

The idea of pivoting in startups is almost as entrenched in entrepreneurial culture as the notion of disruption itself. Popularized by Eric…

Jan 7

The Foibles of Pivoting: Why It Fails

Jan 7

Is it Possible to Future Proof a Career Given AI?

What Marketing Could Teach Us if We Were Actually Marketing

Jan 4

Is it Possible to Future Proof a Career Given AI?

Jan 4

The Challenges of Regulating AI in a Borderless Digital World

Regulating artificial intelligence (AI) presents unique and profound challenges. AI systems operate across borders, leveraging global…

Jan 4

The Challenges of Regulating AI in a Borderless Digital World

Jan 4

Silicon Valley’s Culture of Creative Destruction

Silicon Valley’s legendary status as the birthplace of innovation isn’t merely a product of geography or luck — it is rooted in a culture…

Jan 3

Silicon Valley’s Culture of Creative Destruction

Jan 3

Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien

CEO of MediaTech Ventures, CMO to #VC, #Startup Advisor. I get you funded. Father, marketer, author, #Austin. @seobrien & @AccelerateTexas. https://seobrien.com

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