Venture Building

10 Mar

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 ...

18 Oct

All, Venture Building

How to Maximize Your Impact by Growing Your Co-Creation Capacity

June 6, 2023
By FutureSight
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Written by John Carbrey, co-created with Stephen Baldwin.Most entrepreneurs, myself included, have trouble letting go. They create their venture from nothing and nurture it into a profitable enterprise, so they’re understandably reluctant to relinquish responsibility, e...

03 Mar

All, Venture Building

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...

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 ...

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