Founder Temperament

Exploring the mindsets, behaviors, and personal qualities that shape how founders navigate uncertainty, make decisions, and build enduring companies.

Mission vs. Margin

The strong, reinforcing bond between purpose and profit...

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

Uber was my idea... Sort of

How lived experience creates commercial insight and investment alpha...

Aug 7, 2026

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7 min read

The best resources are elsewhere

In the age of the internet, nationalism shrinks the pie...

May 14, 2026

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3 min read

A blueprint for holding power

Relational, practical, slow, resolute...

Dec 22, 2025

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4 min read

Winning is not enough

It's what happens after that matters...

Jul 31, 2025

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8 min read

You should start a company

A not so foreign consideration...

Jul 14, 2025

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3 min read

The case for a spiritual practice for mission-driven founders

Adding spirit to mind and body routines to unlock higher performance and drive alpha....

Jun 4, 2025

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4 min read

Elevating the frame—From ethics towards good quests in mission-driven venture

Removing the limitations of ethics drives groundbreaking alpha for mission-driven founders...

Apr 12, 2025

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4 min read

T’is the era to bet on the Chef...

Next Alpha is from leaders who can maneuver the elements into robust business models...

Feb 14, 2025

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5 min read

Setting ethical baselines....

Alpha belongs only to those who can harness Avarice...

Jan 31, 2025

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5 min read

Focus on the goose that lays the golden eggs

Mobilizing capital, technology, and people...

Oct 22, 2024

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5 min read

The Generational Enterprise

Building things that matter will always pay...

Sep 30, 2024

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3 min read

Your new investor is a startup Founder too.

Emerging venture ecosystems will boost global return...

Aug 27, 2024

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4 min read

It will always be a Founders' market.

Building things that matter will always pay...

Jul 30, 2024

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2 min read

Jim McCann – A blueprint for being resolute with vision and flexible with the methods

Those who harness change enjoy the flowers...

Jun 17, 2024

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5 min read

How should founders value an investment firm?

Your investor is your other life partner...

May 28, 2024

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5 min read

Founder-friendly is good business...

Especially in early transactions...

Mar 12, 2024

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4 min read

It's your team NOT your family!

You are leadership material...

Nov 16, 2023

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5 min read

The perils of virtue scanning...

don't take them at face value...

Oct 18, 2023

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3 min read

What investors want

Communicating effectively with investors...

Sep 20, 2023

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5 min read

Founder Temperament

Mission vs. Margin

Uber was my idea... Sort of

The best resources are elsewhere

A blueprint for holding power

Winning is not enough

You should start a company

The case for a spiritual practice for mission-driven founders

Elevating the frame—From ethics towards good quests in mission-driven venture

T’is the era to bet on the Chef...

Setting ethical baselines....

Focus on the goose that lays the golden eggs

The Generational Enterprise

Your new investor is a startup Founder too.

It will always be a Founders' market.

Jim McCann – A blueprint for being resolute with vision and flexible with the methods

How should founders value an investment firm?

Founder-friendly is good business...

It's your team NOT your family!

The perils of virtue scanning...

What investors want

Good Commercial Sense