With a limited budget I've had to get creative by investing through syndicates, low-minimum funds, a venture studio, some crowd funding, and more.
My Path to Investing in 100 Companies in 5 Years
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Build a Cheap DIY Zoom Room for your Living Room
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My friend Ryan was looking for a way to turn his Living Room into a Zoom Room. I built a cheap DIY solution in about 7 minutes with spare parts!
San Diego Tech News on the Tacos and Tech Podcast
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I sat down with Neal Bloom and Amy Chang to discuss all kinds of amazing San Diego startup news, milestones, fundings, and more.
The Tech Tool Roadmap: How to find, buy, and implement the right tools for your growing business
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There’s literally a software tool for everything these days, and we take for granted how they have transformed modern business. In my 20 years of founding or operating in growth startups, I’ve seen poorly implemented technologies cause more problems than they've helped. Here’s how I’ve mapped out the process to bring on new business tools and avoid these pitfalls.
Early Stage Startup Advice – Interviewed by Eric Weiss
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We cover all kinds of topics focused around product development in a wandering conversation.
You’re Probably Not Ready to Raise Money
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I know, I don’t even know you. Here’s the thing. Let’s say Melanie is an early stage investor. If she placed a bet blindly for every startup that thinks they’re ready to raise, her chips would fall on the “not ready to raise” words written in fancy script on the soft green felt of the betting table. And she’d win. A lot. My goal here isn’t to...
Co-Founders, it’s Time to Split that Equity
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Every so often while talking to startups, I start to notice trends in questions that come up. Recently, one of those frequently-asked questions has been: How do we split equity between us co-founders? It’s a very fair question to ask. Bryan and I asked the same question of ourselves when we started Embarke 3 years ago. Bryan and I had only known each other for a couple months, yet it was...
San Diego’s Start-Up Scene is Out of Control
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It’s the middle of 2013, and I’m incredibly excited at where San Diego is from a start-up ecosystem perspective. When I first dove into the start-up scene in San Diego 3 years ago…there wasn’t a whole lot going on. There were a handful of events, and most of them were attended by the usual suspects. About 2 years ago, things started to change. More...
Demo Booth – 12 Tips to Make Your Table a Success
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I get asked pretty frequently how I manage a successful “demo booth” at an event. Through my company, Embarke, I’ve had tables at two Founder Showcases, one Launch Conference, two San Diego Venture Summit (Cool Company) events, a March Mingle, and many others… I’ve met with people that eventually became customers, investors, mentors, and advisors…sometimes...
3 Crazy Months in the TechStars Accelerator
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Everyone keeps asking me what it’s like to go through an accelerator program. I got asked after we graduated from The Founder Institute, and I’ve gotten asked repeatedly as we’ve been going through TechStars. The long answer is below (as best I can put to words)…but the short answer is: You can’t describe it with words. That should make this an interesting post...