Venture Building

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.

16 Aug

All, Venture Building

Validating AI TradeDesk: Our Journey from Concept to Market

December 6, 2024
By Cindy Gamal
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We recently formed our latest fintech venture, AI TradeDesk, which serves the investment management market. We’re excited about this venture bec...

20 Feb

All, Venture Building

The Four Capitals of Entrepreneurship: Are you ready to take the jump?

December 6, 2024
By Cindy Gamal
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There are four main personal capitals ("4 Cs") to consider as you jump into entrepreneurship. They determine your resilience as the founder, the...

25 Jul

All, Venture Building

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...

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