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14 Mar

7 Ways Founders Fund Their Personal Runway

March 14, 2025
By John Carbrey
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How do founders sustain themselves while launching a startup? We break down 7 personal funding strategies—from bootstrapping and moonlighting to FIRE and family funding—to help you navigate your entrepreneurial journey.

05 Jul

All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #5: Avoiding Negative Externalities

December 12, 2023
By John Carbrey
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Written by John Carbrey, in collaboration with Becky Cook. My seven year old son loves math. The majority of his time is spent doing math problems on the computer, quizzing his family on new math problems he created, falling asleep at night after reading math books, and...

12 May

All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #4: The Power of Purpose

December 12, 2023
By John Carbrey
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Written by John Carbrey. If you are building a home, you hire a contractor, not a landscaper. If you are adding a retaining wall, then you hire a landscaper — but not a software developer. We know that a business’s purpose is to solve certain problems or meet specific ...

10 Mar

All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #3: The Power of Non-Financial Capital

December 12, 2023
By John Carbrey
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Written by John Carbrey. Ten years ago, one of my newly hired software developers asked me why I hated her. When I asked her why she felt that way, she told me, “Whenever you walk by my desk, you are frowning and look so angry.” Her strong feelings surprised me because...

09 Feb

All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #2: Provocative Questions about Value Creation, Power, and Profit

December 12, 2023
By John Carbrey
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Written by John Carbrey. This is the second article in a series exploring new approaches to venture creation. In the first article in this series, I introduced the concepts of the Economics of Mutuality in which a business seeks to earn profit while attempting to solve ...

30 Dec

All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #1: How We Can Build Better Companies

December 12, 2023
By John Carbrey
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Written by John Carbrey. This article is the first in a series exploring new approaches to venture creation. “What should be the right level of profit?” is a question few people have asked in the boardroom. The assumption underlying most business plans and decisions is ...

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7 Ways Founders Fund Their Personal Runway

Mutual Economics #5: Avoiding Negative Externalities

Mutual Economics #4: The Power of Purpose

Mutual Economics #3: The Power of Non-Financial Capital

Mutual Economics #2: Provocative Questions about Value Creation, Power, and Profit

Mutual Economics #1: How We Can Build Better Companies

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