Rule No. 01 – The rule of the Sandbox!
The “Sandbox” rule is not merely a strong suggestion; it is the fundamental architecture of investor sanity. By strictly allocating 10% to...
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Author: Doron York
From Automation to Autonomy!
Forget everything you know about factories. From Oliver Evans’ 1785 flour mill to Henry Ford’s 1913 Highland Park assembly line and GM’s...
Dreaming, Imagining, and Visioning
On an average, I listen to 60 pitches a month, and the pattern is consistent: many founders have no idea where they...
The New Startup Valley of Death – Scaling!
We used to fear two ‘Valleys of Death’: the first, the pre-seed struggle for proof of concept; the second, the Series A-B...
The Angels Brief – Episode No.11
Ever wonder what really goes on inside an investor’s head? Welcome to Inside the Investment Mind, where we pull back the curtain...
A $2.9 trillion bet!(?)
The AI race is pushing big tech to new levels of leverage. The AI revolution is being sold as a tech story,...
Nothing SAFE about a SAFE note!
I get asked about the difference between a SAFE (similar agreement for future equity) and a convertible note at least three or...
Raising capital is not your main job!
I’ve been itching to write this for a while. I see it all the time: founders wandering the ecosystem like lost souls,...
The Pitch Deck is not Dead! – It is Evolving!
Many recently claim that the pitch deck has become obsolete, dead. I strongly disagree with that notion; rather than disappearing, it is...
For Immediate Release!
June 1st 2026 – Birmingham Michigan – We have some exciting news that requires your attention and. We were very pleased to...
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