A Soft Pitch Can Trigger a Hard Pass
A word of warning to founders – if you’re talking to a VC, you are pitching.
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Hype & PR Fade. Patience Compounds.
Venture capital does itself no favors with an all-or-nothing mindset.
Your Idea Isn’t Special. You Might Be.
“Why You?” is always the critical question we ask at Founder Collective, but in overheated markets, it becomes decisive.
Two New Metrics that Might Keep Your Startup Alive in 2026
I’m skeptical of many startup “rules.” But trusting in exceptional founders has rarely led me too far astray.
Collective Future 2025: Driving Massachusetts Forward
Collective Future reflects a simple belief: that Boston’s next century of breakthroughs will depend less on any single idea and more on our ability to communicate and develop them together.
Noah Glass: Two Decades of Online Ordering and He’s Still Hungry
Having had the pleasure to work with Noah for two decades, I want to share a few reflections.