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The OG Pre-seed Round
How the "Father of Venture Capital" returned >500x on $70k
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Brett Martin

May 2020

October 2018

The 21st Century as told in 1967
“The present and the future are merely extensions of the past.” — Walter Cronkite
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Brett Martin

February 2017

Network Access: The best way to get a referral
My network is my most valuable asset and connecting good people is one of my greatest joys. Everyone has their own style but here’s how I…
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Empathetic management mistakes
It’s not me, it’s you
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January 2017

Crowding Out Bad habits
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke)
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Matter over Mind: Why science says to keep your chin up
If I slow my roll, I smell more roses.
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Feeling trapped in your partnership? Here are 4 ways forward.
Partnerships are hard. Another startup truism that is difficult to understand until you’ve experienced it personally…unless of course…
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Dick Cheney, N vs NP, and Startup Pain Tolerance (a.k.a The real reason startups are hard)
Everyone knows startups are hard, but most are confused about why.
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Slow Down
I never realized I was always in a hurry because I never took the time to notice.
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The type of risk I’m looking for
If all good businesses are the same and an investor’s job is to buy risk, investors are differentiated by the type of risk they are willing…
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Ah. Mona. Perfect.
Ah. Mona. Perfect. I couldn’t put my finger on it but you did. “Imagine if all work was Valuable.” Nailed it.
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