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25 Jul

Mental Models for Startups – Pain & Frequency

December 6, 2024
By Kevin Nguyen
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How much of a pain are you solving and how often does it happen? A popular saying in venture creation is to ‘build painkillers not vitamins’. This means that successful produ...

07 Jul

All, Venture Building

Verticalization: the Key to Winning in the Generative AI Landscape

July 25, 2023
By Cindy Gamal
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Written by Cindy Gamal, in collaboration with Kevin Nguyen. AI has taken the world by storm, from chatbots to business email generators. However, the current landscape might not be the final destination in the AI revolution. The true winners could be the domain-sp...

06 Jul

All, Venture Building

Being Warm to Your Cold Contacts

July 6, 2023
By futuresight
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Written by Eman Ibrahim.In today's highly competitive market, cold outreach campaigns have become essential for businesses, not only for driving sales but also for market validation. However, many people struggle to achieve their desired outcomes from these campaigns. T...

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...

06 Jun

All, Venture Building

Key Startup Insight: Motivating Your Founding Team

June 6, 2023
By Cindy Gamal
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Written by Cindy Gamal. As a founder, one of the most important questions you'll face is how to attract and motivate the critical early employees who will help build your company. It's a challenge that every startup faces, and there are countless articles and advice col...

05 Jun

All, Venture Building

Uncover Your Next Big Idea

June 6, 2023
By Cindy Gamal
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Picture this: You're a founder standing at the crossroads of uncertainty, driven by an insatiable desire to build the next game changing business —the one that will shape the future and leave a lasting impact. But the path ahead is daunting, with obstacles lurking aroun...

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 ...

13 Apr

All, Venture Building

The Silver Lining in this Recession

June 6, 2023
By Cindy Gamal
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Written by Cindy Gamal.Only Warren Buffett can make a defensible argument for the goodness of greed. In his evolution from a “cigar-butt” investor, acquiring and selling businesses with only “one good puff” left, he learned to recognize opportunities others avoided beca...

13 Apr

All, News

Toronto-based Proptech, Landslo Closes $500K Equity Round

April 19, 2023
By Cindy Gamal
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We are thrilled to announce that our portfolio company, Landslo, has closed $500,000 in new funding from a stellar lineup of successful serial entrepreneurs and Canadian family offices. Led by CEO Jason Gamblen, former co-founder of Innerspace, Landslo is a recent spin-...

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...

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