Buggeroaf Interview: “It’s Harder Than You Think”

This interview appeared in Bugger Oaf’s substack on January 7, 2020 Greetings! Happy New Year 2020!! For our 2nd “Interview by Email” we had the privilege of meeting @lpolovets who is an Operator and Investor. For our 3rd “Interview by Email” We are...

Abundance mindset

You don’t need money or a rich family to become an entrepreneur. Taking the leap to start a company requires, more than anything, confidence & self-belief. Money does not automatically endow its holder with self-confidence. But poverty, even after it’s gone,...

Anatomy of a (Good) Investor Update

Now that I’m an investor, I am on the receiving end of a lot of investor update emails from startups. Some are clear, consistent and excellent. Some are confusing, some are sporadic, many are bad. As an investor, the quality of a startup’s communications...

The Challenge of Rolling Solo

Being a solo founder is hard. It’s almost trite to say, but I’m in it and it’s real. I’m not sure if it’s just the fact that I’m a solo founder or the solo person employee. Even though I’ve started 3 companies before and had...

Thanksgiving Letter to My Portfolio CEOs

From: Matt Mireles Date: Fri, Nov 23rd, 2018 at 9:56 AM Subject: Thankful To: Founders   Hi Folks, On this Thanksgiving holiday, I am thankful for… you. You are my tribe. A lot of you are the people I talk to most and have become some of my closest friends....