Sitemap - 2023 - Focused Chaos

The (Focused) Chaos that was 2023

Startup Opportunity Areas in 2024

How to Build a Venture Studio: The Checklist

Deconstructing & Mapping B2B SaaS Business Models

The Problem with Product Management

Using Product Requirement Docs for Scoping Features & Uncovering Unknowns

The Ideal Founder Profile for Venture Studios

Breaking Down an Early Stage Startup Pitch Deck

Lean Startup & Design Thinking Aren't Opposing Forces to Big Vision

Understanding Venture Studio Math

4 Ways to Use Customer Journey Maps Successfully

Corporate-Startup Collaboration Can Work

There's Nothing Wrong with MVPs

Moving From Problem-Solution Fit to Product-Market Fit

How To Jump From One Market To Another

How Do You Decide to Build a Feature to Close a Deal?

Testing & Invalidating 15 Startup Ideas in the Eldercare & AgeTech Space

From Musical Instruments to Legal AI Tech: The Journey of Scott Stevenson

One of My Biggest Regrets: Wasting Years of My Life

Small Features, Big Decisions: Unpacking the Myth of the Quick Add-On

How to Pivot the Right Way

Data: An Input, A Filter & A Communication Tool

Exploring the Elder Care & AgeTech Space

Board Meetings or Bored Meetings? Founders, It's Up to You

Do You Have an Unfair Advantage?

Building a Bottom Up Business Model for Your Startup

11 Misconceptions Held by Early Stage Founders

The Many Flavors of Venture Studios

How to Create a Great Co-Founder Relationship

Wanna Win? Solve a Boring Problem

How to Successfully Collaborate with Software Developers

Shutting Down Your Startup

The Most Important Question For Founders is "Why?"

Lessons Learned as an Angel Investor

Do Big Markets Matter for Early Stage Startups?

Test First, Build Later: A Guide to Validating Your Ideas With Stimulus & Prototypes

The DOs and DON'Ts of Startup Advisors

Your Startup is a System You Can Map to Identify Problems, Align the Team & Win

Cold Investor Outreach is an Increasingly Viable Way to Raise Capital

What is Truly at the Heart of Your Product?

The Startup CEO Job is Intense, Lonely, Rewarding & Crazy

You Don't Have Product-Market Fit (and that's OK)

4 Steps to Building Super Sticky Products Leveraging Your Best Users

Vanity Metrics: The Numbers We Hate to Love

Helpful Resources

How to Apply the Scientific Method to Startups Without Being a Zealot

Hearts, Minds, Wallets: The Simple Structure for a Successful Startup Pitch

Early Startup Employees Deserve More Equity

The Season of Startup Cockroaches is Upon Us

Revisiting the Standout Jobs postmortem; Part II

Revisiting the Standout Jobs postmortem; Part I

How Do You Know You're Solving a Problem that Matters?