Climb the Vertical Learning Curve
Founders need to master a huge number of skills and topics all while scrambling to keep their business running.
Feel the Boot is here to walk with you along the difficult and rewarding path you have chosen.
67. 🤔 Blitzscaling vs. the 4 hour work week – choose the kind of company you want to create and run.
Why do you want to be an entrepreneur? It's an insane job with super high risk and crazy hours and totally unknown outcome at the end of the day.
54. What projects to prioritize, and which you should kill, in your startup
In startups, resources are critically limited. What are you going to build, and more importantly, what will not get built?
51. What founders need to know about patents and intellectual property for startups - Adam Philipp
Patent Attorney Adam Philipp explains what you need to know about patents and intellectual property as a startup founder.
43. Sales Aren’t My Thing: How To Reframe Your Perspective and Close Multi-Million Dollar Deals
When I founded Anonymizer, I struggled with selling and marketing our solutions. I share how I overcame my science habits and prejudices to become effective at it.
38. Identify the one strength you must emphasize in your fundraising pitch with four startup case studies
When you pitch to investors, your audience will only remember a couple of ideas. Learn what about your company will wow investors.
35. A tool for choosing the best business direction and strategy for your startup. Part 1
If you need to choose a problem to solve, identify your customers, and settle on a solution. This framework will help you through the process.
33. Five step process to create a killer pitch deck for your startup
I will share my proven five-step process for building a killer pitch.
31. Nine things angel investors look for in startup fundraising pitches
I interviewed numerous angel investors to create this list of nine things angels want to learn in your pitch.
28. How to create financials for early stage pre-seed startups that will wow investors
When you talk to an investor, they expect you to show financial projections. How can you do that when you are pre-revenue?
27. How To Launch A Startup With Zero Capital
Learn how to launch a company without savings or investment.
26. Five critical steps to save your startup during a catastrophe like COVID-19
During an economic crisis, companies need to take immediate and radical action to stay alive. These five moves can save your startup.
10. Understanding how and why to leverage stock options in your startup
What are the best ways to use stock options to motivate employees?
9. Understanding stock options from the employee perspective
What are stock options, and how do you explain them to your employees so they appreciate them?
8. Pre-Seed Through A and Beyond: What are all those investment rounds?
What is the difference between pre-seed, seed, A, B, and C rounds?