by Greg Head | Mar 22, 2019 | Blogs
When savvy founders with real businesses ask me if they should raise money from investors, my first response is always the same: “Don’t raise money right now. Wait a little longer and gut it out.” I know they desperately need additional cash to fuel product...
by Greg Head | Mar 1, 2019 | Blogs
Last year I met with over 300 founders and CEOs, worked deeply inside 30 businesses all over the U.S., and spoke to thousands of people at conferences and events. Despite that, my own business wasn’t a cakewalk and many things didn’t work out the way I had planned. My...
by Greg Head | Sep 2, 2018 | Blogs
In 1987, I returned to the Chicago area with a newly minted liberal arts degree in economics, with honors, from the University of Iowa. I had no clue how I was going to enter the adult world and get a real job. During a few interviews, I felt totally uncomfortable and...
by Greg Head | Jun 26, 2018 | Blogs
My 23-year-old son Ethan is the co-founder of a software startup that has taken him from San Jose, California to Manila, Philippines to New York City. He put his electrical engineering degree on the shelf to start his company, called Groundwork, almost a year ago....
by Greg Head | Jun 3, 2018 | Blogs
Chick-fil-A is now the 3rd largest fast-food restaurant chain in the country, behind McDonald’s and Starbucks. They just sell chicken sandwiches. $13 billion of them a year. Chick-fil-A doesn’t sell hamburgers. Their average revenue per restaurant is more than...
by Greg Head | May 18, 2018 | Blogs
Experienced venture capital investors have been telling us for years how they “invest in big markets and founding teams.” Markets and People. First, there needs to be a new market category that can grow big enough to support a couple market-leading companies that will...
