PinnedPaul O'BrienFounders, VCs Might Not Like My Sharing This, But They ShouldOne 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…6 min read·Sep 21, 2023--2--2
PinnedPaul O'BrienIt’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…2 min read·Jan 4, 2023--1--1
Paul O'BrieninVentureWhy Accelerators Fail Startup FoundersLet’s take the two most distributed Startup Development Organizations in the world and tease out what’s happening, in a point of fact…12 min read·Apr 11, 2024----
Paul O'BrienInvention, Creativity, and Innovation are Merely the Gears that Turn a StartupWe’re witnessing throughout the world that our focus on “tech” for the sake of technology skills, and STEM education to support that, is…4 min read·Mar 6, 2024----
Paul O'BrienToday I’m Joining American YouthWorks’ Board as the Organization Expands to Transform More Young…As a teenager, I had the pleasure and privilege of following in the footsteps of my father who, at the time serving through United Way, got…4 min read·Mar 4, 2024----
Paul O'BrienCan we KNOW a Startup Will Fail?Are there factors that determine a startup’s success from the early stages?4 min read·Feb 19, 2024--1--1
Paul O'BrienWhy Startup Founders Should SpyI’m increasingly seeing a problem in startup ecosystems and it’s that startup founders are failing to distinguish themselves in clarifying…10 min read·Feb 2, 2024----
Paul O'BrienInvestor Matching is Bullshit; Helping Startups Means Ending the PredatorsLots of Investor Matching / Investor Finding platforms… Funded, AngelList… besides, your city likely has an Angel Group, or three. You…3 min read·Jan 30, 2024----
Paul O'BrienMediaTech Ventures’ Strategic Partnership with Creat-Ed Introduces Innovative Courses Blending Art…We could not be more excited than we are today with the release of ongoing education through MediaTech Ventures; extending the education…4 min read·Dec 5, 2023----
Paul O'BrienStartups: What Exactly is Execution?I want to put your head on a specific focus as we explore this question. In the last few weeks, I’ve tackled the question of an ideal team…6 min read·Dec 4, 2023--1--1