The Newsletter

Founders - Great brands

→ will attract and repel

Magnets always 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵.

Every startup founder must 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱

And the brand must 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

And 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲

→ For instance

→ Though I'm not the only one on our team

→ I have become the brand at CanaGlobal

→ And our brand h...

We only trust & invest in founders with a slight limp

→ The ones who are battle-tested
→ And have the scars to prove it
→ When they got knocked down
→ They got back up

Why do we love them

First they tell great stories

These are the ones you invite over for steaks

To smoke cigars and share a bourbo...

I love founders who bet on themselves

→ Henry 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 $25𝗞 on his CC in 2007

→ ZoomInfo wasn't always the $8B giant it is today

→ At 23, he was his first investor

→ He invested $25k on his credit card

→ He invested in himself and his startup DiscoverOrg (Now ZoomInfo)

𝗛𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱

It took ...

Faith Driven VC have their own investment criteria

→ And 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 DEI or ESG

→ Instead 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗠𝗘𝗜 + (𝗦𝗜)

→ What's MEI

→ Merit, Excellence and Intelligence

→ What's SI

→ 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

I'm fascinated by AI, but I love SI more, because it's the wisdom from God

It's called discernment

Tr...

Founders - $hit happens 💩

→ Use the $hit to bounce back

Startup life is hard, no matter the stage

The deal you thought was going to happen, didn't

Many times you'll get to the end of your runway

→ Feels like MASSIVE failure

→ The $hit has hit the fan

→ Startup life becomes a complete $hit sho...

How a founder goes about raising venture capital

→ Will tell you everything

→ You want to know

→ About how they will 𝘁𝗿𝘆 to land new customers

If a founder wants to get funded, they'll have to nail these four elements

→ The pitch deck

→ The actual pitch‚ can they tell a compelling story

→ The...

I love it when founders ask for help

→ It's the path that leads to the 1%

→ Because only 1% of startups reach $10M in annual revs

→ And only 7% make it past $1M in annual revs

→ What do the 1% have in common

→ They understand the rules

→ That their startup is likely flawed

→ And they're on a ...

Founders - I'm now backed by the smartest and richest one in the world.

It's a partnership. We co-create. Come join us.

→ Who?
→ God!

I know that might sound crazy, but you're already here, read a few more lines.

→ I grew up a believer
→ I thought it was more probable that God existed
→ I didn't bu...

Founders → The allure of quick capital can be tempting

→ But remember, not all money is good money 🚀💥

→ In the journey of building your startup

→ The partners you choose can significantly impact your venture's success

Here are a few cautionary tales of founders who faced challenges due to partnering wit...

Founders — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 doesn’t care about your past

→ The market doesn’t care if your past is full of big wins

→ Or if this is your first rodeo

→ In capitalism, the market is the ultimate judge of success

→ Old wins can’t save you

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀

→ These innovators proved that fresh perspectives and un...

It started with $5k, pantyhose, scissors and a bright idea.

→ $5k to $1.3B

→ Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door-to-door

→ That's when she first had the idea for Spanx

→ Zero background in fashion or business

→ She invested her entire life savings ($5K) into HERSELF

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗽𝗮...

Founders - Feel like you botched your pitch?

Then this happens. 📈

There are a bunch of cool stories where founders thought they totally messed up their pitches but still ended up getting the funding they needed. 

Here's a few — Enjoy!

1. Airbnb 🚀

Founders: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan B...