My Phone Addiction, Tech Markets, and Birthdays
Hello, my name is David, and I am a phone addict. It is making my life unmanageable. At work, I use my phone to stay completely engaged with my communications and outreach. However, when I get home, I always seem to need “a hit” to subdue my subconscious dopamine urges. Having my face on my […]
#StartupSD What an Incredible Trip!
San Diego is exploding I spent three days in San Diego this week. It is incredible to see how it has grown as a technology ecosystem. We had a great deal of success when we led the Series A at PetDesk, but because of COVID19 and me starting my firm, I have not had a […]
San Diego Bound!
DWP Capital’s Deal Sourcing Extravaganza I am sitting in the Phoenix airport, getting ready for a three-day trip to San Diego. San Diego is one of the main geographies I cover for DWP Capital deals. The three main reasons I have covered San Diego as a primary market is: 1) We have had success there […]
Why I am Starting a Podcast
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to start a podcast. The reason is very selfish and can be broken into three categories. Reach: As a solo emerging GP, I find that my entry point into deals results from opportunistic timing. Take in point my last deal – Datum Source. I called one of my sourcing […]
2021 – "50 Wins for the Year"
I hope everyone had a happy holiday weekend. Christmas time at the Paul house was full of gluttony, “Moana” toys, and twins (mine plus my brother Billy’s). Due to the holidays, I feel slightly out of control with my diet and routine. I plan to have an intentional week of intermittent fasting, exercise, cold plunging, […]
DWP Capital's Technology Dinner
Last night I hosted the first DWP Capital event. It consisted of an intimate dinner of Arizona’s leading technology founders and a handful of DWP Capitals limited partners. In attendance were Jim Armstrong: Founder of JDA Software Todd Davis: Founder of LifeLock Heidi Jannenga: Founder of WebPT Mario Martinez: Founder of Vantage360 We showcased DWP Capital’s latest portfolio company- […]
Charitable Weekend for the Paul's
Charity and philanthropy were not values that my parents instilled in me. My wife is the exact opposite. She is always making efforts to help the less fortunate, and I love her for it. This weekend was full of charitable endeavors. On Saturday, my wife and I flew out to Los Angeles for the One […]
Insomnia and Strategic Planning
I could hardly sleep last night, and it wasn’t from drinking coffee past noon. It was from adrenaline. I am so freakin’ excited about DWP Capital. Why, you may ask? It is because I’ve just completed my strategic plan for 2022. This is me a 2:37am after I gave up on trying to sleep. One […]
Typical Thanksgiving Gratitude Edition
I am sitting on the playroom floor playing Frozen with my oldest daughter at 5:30 am, thinking that I couldn’t be more grateful. There is so much to be thankful for living in American today. Of course, it’s not perfect, but it is undoubtedly better than most of what is out there. I want to […]
My Weekly Content Diet
This is what I am consuming to stay up to date all things technology and finance. Posts like this usually start with, “People always ask me what content sources I read…” The truth is, however, no one has ever asked me that question. But I am going to share my list anyway. Pods: All In […]
