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Category: Venture Capital
Why You Don’t Need VC Funding
TL;DR: As a founder with 20 years of startup experience, I've seen how VC funding can be a double-edged sword. While it may seem like the key to…
Post-Vacation Feels
Is post-vacation depression a thing? July 2nd, I returned back from a week in Hawaii to a familiar feeling. It’s the same feeling I had for years, so…
Pivoting to Happiness
First, I want to thank everyone (all 156,000+ people) who read and shared my story, “I Can’t Do This Anymore”. The outpouring of support and hearing how my…
Dealflow! Investors Only.
Last week, with great success, I sent out an email to 150+ active investors that I've engaged with in some capacity in the past 2 years. Together we…
A Startup Week In Boulder
In April, I accepted a position at Iron Yard Ventures managing our new Hospitality and Gaming Accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. The new role comes with perks such…
Onward and Upward
I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’ve joined Iron Yard Ventures as Managing Director of their new Accelerator in Las Vegas! (what’s an accelerator?) I’ve been obsessed with…
Startup Entrepreneurs: Is It Time to Give Yourself A Raise?
As an investor, I hate to hear that the reason a startup team is raising money is to be able to pay themselves six figure salaries that they…
Make It Happen Monday: Would You Bet Your Life On Your Business?
Last Thursday our team attended the Tech Cocktail speaker series brought to the community by the Downtown Project and had the opportunity to hear brilliant venture capitalist and…
Ryan Negri – Negri Electronics Announces Acquisition by First Ascent, LLC
Las Vegas, NV, January 02, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Negri Electronics, Inc., a leading independent retailer and supplier of high-end, unlocked wireless devices, is pleased to announce its acquisition by…
Former Negri Electronics CEO Ryan Negri Wants Fuse To Be Your One Social App
Ryan Negri, the founder of Negri Electronics and now a startup called Laicos, and Kyle Mathews, the co-founder of Laicos believe that everyone is “one social person” so…