Linkedin Learnings

3 years ago

When connecting with people, write a short fast fact snapshot of yourself. Your goal is to get someone's attention genuinely…

It’s hard to find edtech venture capital investors

3 years ago

I thought it was hard to find investors interested in healthcare and aging products, but I see not many focused…

What is the EW learning velocity log?

3 years ago

I started EW while I was doing CB. It was a side project to help my friend solve his problem,…

Without trust, all is lost

3 years ago

"Why didn't you come to us? Why didn't you tell us this two months ago? We could have helped." Ron…

A hard week: bad contractor break up & lessons learned

4 years ago

It’s been one of the hardest weeks of my startup journey thus far and concluded with a hard meeting. I…

The Full Circle of Student Startups

5 years ago

"Thank you. I am delighted and proud to have you involved. I feel like we've come full circle." My old…

My Company’s Identity Crisis

5 years ago

This afternoon I had a follow-up call with a prospective investor, Tom, to review our pitch deck. We were going…

Grants fill the gap in funding startups where investors don’t

5 years ago

What market is experiencing massive growth and has is the focus of only a handful of investors and VCs? I…

Weekly Lessons – 12/7/2020 – 12/11/2020

5 years ago

Engage plastic manufacturers or full-service prototyping shops early in the process when going to production. Your mechanical engineer and industrial…

It’s time to start a parallel effort.

5 years ago

Since March, I have been working with my team to adjust our existing dementia safety wearable to help organizations manage…