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03 Mar

Lift, don’t climb: The lie of the corporate ladder and promise of the barbell strategy for maximizing wealth and impact

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Written by John Carbrey.My understanding of how to generate financial wealth changed quickly and fundamentally after I sold my first company.I joined the buyer, a corporation with tens of thousands of employees and billions in revenue, as an SVP. Near the end of my earn...

24 Feb

All, Venture Building

From Striving to Calling: A path to finding meaning in your work

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Written by John Carbrey.Our AwakeningI had always thought, like almost every entrepreneur, that selling my company would be a triumphant moment — the pinnacle of my achievements. But when it finally happened, instead of feeling fulfilled and overjoyed, I felt empty, los...

06 Dec

All, Studio

Venture Studio Value Creation: Studios vs. VC Funds

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Written by John Carbrey.A studio has distinct differences when compared to venture capital firms in value creation. Since venture studios focus on forming new ventures, significant equity value is created through the studio’s operation as a co-founder. The result of thi...

19 Oct

All, Venture Building

Naked in the arena: How to find your entrepreneurial advantage

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Written by John Carbrey, in collaboration with Stephen Baldwin.I’m often approached by entrepreneurs who want to start a venture in an area of interest. Some have great ideas, and I’m energized by their passion, but I can’t help but see them for what they...

20 Sep

All, Studio, Venture Building

How Snowflake took the venture studio path to a $70B market cap

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Written by John Carbrey, in collaboration with Stephen Baldwin.The venture studio model had one of its biggest successes last week with the IPO of Snowflake, a scalable data warehousing company that was worth $70.4 billion (USD) at the end of trading...

10 Jul

All, Venture Building

The entrepreneurial risk profile: Is now your time to build a startup?

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Written by John Carbrey, in collaboration with Stephen Baldwin. This article introduces a risk model that helps FutureSight, a B2B SaaS venture studio, determine whether someone is financially and psychologically prepared to start an entrepreneurial ...

13 Mar

All, Studio

FutureSight is now a member of the Global Startup Studio Network

February 3, 2023
By FutureSight
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We are excited to announce that FutureSight is now a member of the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN). GSSN is a highly curated community of the world’s top startup studios, venture studios and venture builders from cities such as San Francisco, New York, Paris, Seatt...

10 Mar

All, Studio

Understanding Startup Studio Structures

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Note: We have now released a whitepaper on startup studio structures which includes the content below, we’ve found the whitepaper format is more fitting than Medium for most readers.Written by John Carbrey. As startup studios emerge as a new asset class i...

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