Hmmmmm. A call from a startup founder this week. Sales funnel sucks. Cap table is a mess. You KNOW where this is headed…a pivot at…
J. Kelly HoeyMarch 6, 2019
It must be Monday because I’m both drowning in emails from founders seeking help and deafened by the silence from startups I expected to hear…
J. Kelly HoeyFebruary 12, 2018
This. This = a founding team. This = a product or service. This….typically is someone looking for a door to funding or business or media…
J. Kelly HoeyJanuary 9, 2018
Fall. When the leaves turn, the intensity of getting sh#t done increases (as the end of the year looms in the not so “is it…
J. Kelly HoeyOctober 17, 2017
Starting a business is hard. Things, a million little and big things, can and will go wrong — and you’ll torment yourself over the possibilities before you…
J. Kelly HoeySeptember 14, 2016
Why. Why. Why. Sifting through startup emails with a massive head-shaking Why?!!! Here’s why I suggest focusing on the why, when it comes to fundraising:…
J. Kelly HoeyFebruary 18, 2016
Ho Ho Ho Starting the holiday newsletter season with the gift of direct advice. This question from a startup founder landed in my inbox this past week:…
J. Kelly HoeyDecember 9, 2015
Ah, Fall. Forget the leaves. Seems all anyone is talking about is Pumpkin Spice flavoring in and on everything, fundraising fundraising fundraising (or the probable…
J. Kelly HoeyOctober 14, 2015
