Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

Then the business developed, then I moved into a thousand square feet and then that outgrew, and then I moved into 2000 square feet, which is my max. But I actually am on a path that’s a little bit different now where I I’m pitching the Giggling Pig as a children’s show. This has been awesome. Hannah Perry: Thank you.

creativity

Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

THE ORIGIN I was the Founder & CEO of InboxDollars from 2000 to 2019. It made sense because a common playbook for consumer-facing startups was to build the product, prove PMF, raise capital from investors, and then deploy some/much/most of that capital in paid media to grow quickly. A lot of new things.

angel investing

Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 19, 2015

In addition to the pitches themselves, the types of companies presenting forbear trends in the startup world more broadly. Surprisingly, media companies spiked this year, driven by a Twitch for X phenomenon. Last the decline of social media investment is consistent with the rest of the market. This year was no exception.

real estate

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

M y company had raised a seed round of capital in late 1999 even before either of us were full time in the company (ominous side note: on the way to pitch our seed investor, Delta Partners, a man walking right in front of me died of a massive heart attack making me late to the meeting. True story.)

startup founder

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2010

RSVP: [link] Wednesday, January 20th EVENT OF THE WEEK: 7PM Kevin Ryan & Henry Blodget: NYTech -10 +10 @ 92Y Tribecca The city's enhancement-free version of the "Bash Brothers" talk NYC Tech in 2000, 2010, and 2020. This month's talk is about corporate formation, investor visas and and tax accounting for startups.

communities

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. Many entrepreneurs come by with great pitches and say, “I’m hoping to have term sheets in the next 30 days.” I use social media. I pitch a lot of LPs. The industry isn’t dying. It is changing. And reinventing itself. That’s normal.

VC

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. Why buy me?

strategy

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

If you can raise $250k, through at least 1000 donations of no more than $250 each, with a cap of $2000, you can qualify for an 8:1 match of taxpayer dollars. He’s deserving of a bigger look than he’s gotten, but he’s not a big social media personality type guy. Basically, if you can create a groundswell of support, you’re in the game.

support

Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The fans were most panicked after the 2000 season (COVID year), when the team went 2-4 and people we calling for Harbaugh's firing. He launched a documentary about the Michigan football team on Amazon Prime, to get the program more media exposure nationwide, with an "inside look" at how business is done in Ann Arbor.

leadership