The Real Reason Most Startups Fail — and It’s Not What You Think
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Are GLP‑1 Foods the Next CPG Innovation Bubble?
Greta Remington
California Is Turning “Diversity Investing” Into a Real Metric - But It’s Still a Messy Science
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Ron Wiener
The Power of the “Duh” Idea
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Reverse the SWOT: Start with Opportunity to Unlock Growth
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Why TAM/SAM/SOM Slides Are Dead (And What to Do Instead)
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Ron Wiener
I Keep Hearing the Term "2 and 20" - What Does It Mean?
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Ron Wiener
INVEST Act Passes the House: What the New Capital Rules Mean for Founders and Funders
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Ron Wiener
The Right Question To Ask When Building Your Marketing Budget
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Gregory Kennedy
Why It’s So Rare for PhDs to Get Their Startups Funded
Paul Nye
Why the Best Entrepreneurs Are Profoundly Lazy
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Ron Wiener
Playing the Private Equity Game at the Pre-Seed Stage
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Ron Wiener
The Problem With Raising Too Much Money
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Ron Wiener
The Problem with "Hopping" Accelerators
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Ron Wiener
Broken Marketing — Exposed by a Cordless Drill
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Paul Nye
Why You Should Never Pitch Your Startup Without Defining Your Exit Strategy First
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Ron Wiener
When (and When Not) to Use an NDA When Pitching Investors
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Ron Wiener
How Startups Are Redefining Scale in the AI Era
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Heather Zindel
The Inconvenient Truth About Stock Options—A Founder’s Wake-Up Call
Ron Wiener
Secondary Markets Are Changing the Game for Founders—And Congress Just Made Things More Interesting
Ron Wiener
Pros and Cons of Raising Money on Crowdfunding Platforms
Ron Wiener
The Walls Are Coming Down: What the New “Accredited Investor” Bill Means for Startup Founders
Ron Wiener
Proposed Congressional Acts (DEAL and ICAN) May Make It Easier To Find Venture Capital
Ron Wiener
The Investor’s Perspective: Why Customer Discovery is Non-Negotiable Before You Pitch
Ron Wiener
How to Know if Your Startup Concept is Venture Scale
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Ron Wiener
Rethinking the SAFE: How Venture Mechanics Improves on the YC Template
Ron Wiener
How Changes to QSBS (Section 1202) in the OBBBA Further Incentivize Investing in Startups
Ron Wiener
10 Proven Strategies to Bootstrap Your CPG Company to Funding
Greta Remington
Why SAFE Notes Are So Rapidly Overtaking Convertible Notes as the Structure of Choice for Pre-priced Rounds
Ron Wiener
Lawyer x AI: How Lawyers Should Use AI to Maximize Client Value
Brooks Lindsay
Clarity on Roles of Board, Officers, Shareholders, and Bylaws
Brooks Lindsay
Order of Operations In Offering Stock Options
Brooks Lindsay
Court Makes Filing Beneficial Owner Info Optional (For Now)
Brooks Lindsay
When to Form a C Corp (Versus LLC) and Why in Delaware
Brooks Lindsay
Understanding Trade Secrets - A Central But Confusing Form of IP
Brooks Lindsay
SAFEs (Simple Agreements for Future Equity) In High Definition
Brooks Lindsay