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March 22, 2024 – Leavenworth WA. Hosted by the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) and the North Central Washington Tech Alliance (NCWTA). Resources: Product/Market Pull Template Doc

The following is my script for the Startup Moldova Event in Chisinau, March 14, 2024. Hi everyone, so great to be here. First, let me fill in a little background on why you should even bother listening to me in the first place… I’m a 5X Founder who has sold three companies, and closed two,

This week, Techstars announced its new strategy, including closing the City Programs in Seattle and Boulder (etc) and moving their headquarters from Colorado to NYC. The announcements were well covered here in GeekWire, and a TLDR response from Chris DeVore, the current Techstars’ CEO responded here that criticized the DeVore blog as a “hit piece,”

Do you have a startup idea you’ve been waiting to launch? Stop waiting; get the idea validated before you leave your day job! The Trajectory Series is a five-month program where you will get the fundamentals of ideation to product/market fit. You’ll complete customer development interviews, understand how startups make $$, and build a pitch

Feedback is a powerful tool in the startup world, and when properly utilized, it can profoundly impact the trajectory of a start-up. Despite this, many entrepreneurs share a common frustration: Venture Capitalists (VCs) seemingly provide subpar feedback. This perplexing scenario often leaves entrepreneurs scratching their heads, yearning for meaningful input to improve their chances of

Will Your Startup Make $$? Or be a Statistic??

This seminar was delivered on May 10, 2023 at TractionSpace in Tacoma WA

Hubspot, the CRM company based in Boston that created the term “in-bound marketing” publishes some amazing resources for startup founders. You’ll find their guides on pricing, account-based sales and other topics helpful if you’re new to marketing for your startup. They also have great software at free and discounted prices (90% off for the first

Pulled Term Sheets, pending recession, a self-fulfilling prophecy, investors who aren’t coming through, or have you just plain waited too long to trim your expenses? It doesn’t matter which reason, what matters is – what are you going to do about it and where do you start when things start to unravel? 1. Stop wishing!

This presentation was an online Zoom event on June 14, 2022. Looking to buy Dave’s book, go to Amazon here.