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January 23, 2023 by Eric Friedman

The Slow-Burn Startup

When setting out to build side projects that generate revenue, my partner and I prioritized three things above all else; solving a real problem, researching and understanding what customers want, and creating a sustainable business. The purpose behind what we build is to be accretive to everything else we do now, and into the future. …
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2023 Predictions

January 1, 2023 by Eric Friedman

Our trip around our sun is ending again and we are closing out the year. I started making predictions for the decade ahead in 2020, then made 2021 predictions, then 2022 predictions. Now that I have been doing this for a few years I feel like the pressure is off. I enjoy trying to predict …

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Tags: 2023 Predictions, AI

Schrödinger’s Fundraise

December 14, 2022 by Eric Friedman

The month of December is a strange month for VCs and Founders. 2022 is no different and I have always found the discussions and chatter around it to be extremely confusing. On the one hand there are a number of things happening, deals getting done, M&A, capital being deployed and general fury of activity. On …

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FractionalOperators.com

December 13, 2022 by Eric Friedman

For the past few years I have been doing fractional work for companies – mainly as a Fractional COO. More recently this has turned into fractional back office operations for funds, family offices, and GPs. With a specialized service, more time on my hands for my own projects, and getting so much inbound for operators …

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Tags: Fractional COO, Fractional Operators, FractionalOperators.com

Early Stage Advisor Equity Grants

November 18, 2022 by Eric Friedman

I have been thinking about early stage equity and advisor grants for some time, including a post in 2016, that I rely on and wanted to revisit. I have had a few founder friends reach out to me asking about how much equity to give to an advisor, and had some operators reach out asking …

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Tags: Advising, Building The Machine

Crypto on ice

November 13, 2022 by Eric Friedman

There has been so much written about the recent collapse of FTX and SBF and things are changing every day. I don’t have much to add beyond what I am reading, mostly in shock. Thankfully I did not have exposure to this catastrophe happening, but of course the prices are down everywhere. I would rather …

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Tags: crypto

Lessons Learned in a Downturn

August 14, 2022 by Eric Friedman

In reading about macro market events during the pandemic, I learned that people writing down their thoughts – in journals or notes – benefited greatly. I have done this a few times over the past few years, and in some cases it makes sense to publish those thoughts here. To share what I have learned, …

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Tags: Building The Machine, Hiring, Layoffs

Tools I use: Krisp.ai

May 23, 2022 by Eric Friedman

Background noise is a pain. Dogs barking. Babies crying. Leaf blowers war on leaves in the burbs. Cars in the city. You name it, and I have had it going in the background. This was all until I found a tool called Krisp that kills background noise. Yes, seriously. The truth is here that you …

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Tags: Krisp, Tools I Use
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Building Conviction When Startup Investing

May 12, 2022 by Eric Friedman

I wanted to start sharing some of my investing thesis, how I make investments, and more importantly WHY I make them. I shared the following on Twitter recently and wanted to include in my blog here. 1/ I wanted to start sharing the WHY behind investments I have made and how I built conviction. I …

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Tags: Angel Investing, Conviction
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Tools I use: Vimcal

March 27, 2022 by Eric Friedman

I tweeted out the other day after being sick of dealing with calendar back and forth planning about what tools people use. To my delight someone recommended Vimcal and I have been hooked ever since. The beauty of this tool is that you can grab open days and times AND share a bookable link. It …

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Tags: Tools I Use, Vimcal
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Pro Tips When Starting Up

January 23, 2022 by Eric Friedman

I finalized my notes for the ODX Accelerator program, the early stage accelerator I am building at On Deck, and I wanted to summarize here. I love the start of programs, when teams are excited – all at the earliest stages of company creation. Running accelerator programs, investing in startups, and working directly with founders …

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