Venture Madness '22, Homage to Oscar, and Weekend Reads and Listens

Last week was pretty busy due to it being Venture Madness ’22. Congrats to all the winners – Botco.ai, PWR Labs, Neon, Frites, and Taproot. You can tell they did a lot of work preparing for this competition. I was lucky enough to serve as a judge on the tech track. It was a brutal […]

Weekend Reads and Listens

Ukrainian Freedom Fighters, Misrepresented SaaS Growth, and the best Product Market Fit Video Ever It has been a week since I have last posted. It has been pretty crazy in the Paul house with family health issues and my sister being in Ukraine during this horrible time. On a side note, my sister has been […]

Weekend Reads

Inflation and Public/Private Growth Stock Data I have been out of a commission for the last couple of days from my blog. My early morning rambling sessions have been interrupted by the dubious COVID-19. Luckily it is nothing more than some sniffles in terms of symptoms for me. Stacy and the twins also have it […]

Vertical SaaS Scouting with Friends and Some Reads

Last week I traveled to Tennessee with a friend and “belt looper,” Jerry Pence, to evaluate a vertical SaaS company. I enjoy spending time with Jerry. He is ridiculously sharp and intuitive in analyzing deals. Business is much more fun when you do it with other people. I like this opportunity we are looking at […]

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