To Affinity… and Beyond!
If you've been in the startup ecosystem for more than a minute, then you've probably heard (or said yourself) something like this: Being a startup founder is: very hard, very stressful, and very lonely. The 95% failure rate might be all you need to know to understand that being a founder is hard. But [...]
MONEYBALL
Blog from Bob Crimmins Moneyball is a must-see movie for founders. It might be the most important startup movie ever made. (-: Briefly.... In 2002, Oakland A's general manager, Billy Beane, was faced with one of the smallest player salary budgets in the league -- $40M vs the Yankees' $126M. Beane bucked [...]
Lily Pads… All The Way Down.
If you know Seattle, then you know Green Lake -- a fabulous park with a 2.8-mile running/walking/riding path around a lake with swimming/paddling/fishing… and much more. Truly a lovely place to hang out. Ironically, also the birthplace of the GroundWork Framework. But that's a story for another time. I took a walk around Greenlake [...]
Feeling Weird About Returning to Startup Haven?
Monday, June 17, 2024 1:02 PM We've been hearing from some alumni members that re-engaging in Startup Haven feels a little weird. The two reasons we've heard: returning to any kind of networking has been hard post-COVID and some members are uncertain if they would still be welcome. Regarding the post-COVID networking doldrums, we [...]
Featured Member: Julie Saltman, CEO and Co-Founder of Standd
Julie Saltman, CEO and Co-founder of Standd Q: Why does the world need your company? A: M&A deals create trillions of dollars in value every year around the world. But these deals take a ridiculous amount of work to close – months of long, tedious days, and millions in consulting and legal fees. And [...]