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Posts by John Carbrey

14 Mar
All, Venture Building

7 Ways Founders Fund Their Personal Runway

  • January 29, 2026
  • By author-avatar John Carbrey

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.

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05 Jul
All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #5: Avoiding Negative Externalities

  • January 29, 2026
  • By author-avatar John Carbrey

Mutual economics negative externalities: Learn how to prevent harm and create shared value that benefits stakeholders and ecosystems.

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12 May
All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #4: The Power of Purpose

  • January 29, 2026
  • By author-avatar John Carbrey
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 ...

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10 Mar
All, Venture Building

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

  • January 29, 2026
  • By author-avatar John Carbrey
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...

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09 Feb
All, Venture Building

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

  • January 29, 2026
  • By author-avatar John Carbrey
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 ...

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30 Dec
All, Venture Building

Mutual Economics #1: How We Can Build Better Companies

  • January 29, 2026
  • By author-avatar John Carbrey
Written by John Carbrey. This article is the first in a series exploring new approaches to venture creation and exploring the mutual economics business model. “What should be the right level of profit?” is a question few people have asked in the boardroom. The assumptio...

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