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Follow along on the journey! The Situation:The Washington State Senate has introduced SB 6229, a bill that effectively enters every Washington startup founder into the NCAA Transfer Portal. The Play:The bill proposes to decouple Washington from Federal Section 1202, meaning the state will slap a 7% tax on startup exits that are federally tax-free. While

January 21, 2026 The attached presentations were presented January 21, 2026 to the founder cohort program in Bellevue. WA. The Startup Trifecta: Mastering Revenue, Pricing, and Fundraising By Dave Parker (Summarized) Founders often obsess over product features, but the data shows that startups rarely fail because they couldn’t build the product. They fail because they

How many times have doctors used that phrase? It sounds like the medical equivalent of the corporate line, “he is pursuing other opportunities outside of the company?” Not that anyone would like to deliver those results. And technically, I saw the biopsy results at the same time he did via email – so we both

I had the chance to interview Jim Collins, the author of timeless books on building great companies like Built to Last and Good to Great. He is known for a “twin studies” research methodology where he compares an industry leader to a competitor that didn’t succeed to determine what factors lead to outperformance. He is my all-time favorite author.

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??