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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

Startup from the Soul: Grace Is What Matters

There’s a thought Jeff Buckley once shared, half-interview, half-confession: “ Grace is what matters in anything. It keeps you from pulling…

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Startup from the Soul: Grace Is What Matters

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Lean Startup Is Wrong… or You Are

This is an article I have been sitting with for years. Incessantly pointing out to founders that they’re getting the MVP wrong or that Lean…

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Lean Startup Is Wrong… or You Are

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New Jersey Startups Booming Thanks to Creative Class

In a few weeks, I’ll be in New Jersey, a part of the world that holds a very special place in my heart, as does nearby Philadelphia, thanks…

Nov 5

New Jersey Startups Booming Thanks to Creative Class

Nov 5

How Markets Outperform Governments and How to Benefit

The debate over “market failure” has raged for decades, rooted in a false premise that the economy should behave like an equation rather…

Nov 4

How Markets Outperform Governments and How to Benefit

Nov 4

Put a Bow on your Startup Ecosystem

If startup ecosystems were a fashion statement, most cities would look like clip on necktie that everyone admires for the good intention of…

Oct 31

Put a Bow on your Startup Ecosystem

Oct 31

Willie Wonka Inspired a Generation of Founders

He was no wizard. Magic is the soft word we use when we can’t explain how someone bends the laws of reality. Willy Wonka bent them with…

Oct 29

Willie Wonka Inspired a Generation of Founders

Oct 29

Unlocking Startup Ecosystems: The Role of Startup ecosystem infrastructure

What if the problem isn’t that cities can’t build startups, what if the problem is they’re building the wrong kind of systems?

Oct 24

Unlocking Startup Ecosystems: The Role of Startup ecosystem infrastructure

Oct 24

Why Startups Struggle to Get Venture Capital Funding

Until Cities Get That Straight, Startups Will Keep Starving for Capital

Oct 22

Why Startups Struggle to Get Venture Capital Funding

Oct 22

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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