several well-intentioned founder friends have warned me with some version of “Ryan, you need to raise money or else XYZ competitor will beat you.” this is
On Ambition
I’m in the Flower Business
this month my fund acquired Lobiloo, a software platform that helps florists visualize estimates and quotes for their clients. i met the original founder Emily through FE International,
the best post ever written on learning to code
update – 2.5 years after publishing this post, i’m proud to release my own “how to code” course, Founder/Hacker. if online isn’t your thing, i
Doing Right by Investors
in 2013 i started a company — ArtSpot. our platform connected indie artists in New York City with local venues who displayed their work. from
How to Acquire a Niche Ecommerce Store
update, Jan 2019: last month we sold this business after owning it for 1 year. last week my fund acquired Color My Slime, a Shopify store