Subtracting the Giants: How to Escape the Venture Capital Collapse
Remove mega-funds from VC data: $368B→$50B. That's an epic collapse hidden by Venture Banks. The good news? The exodus sparked a funding revolution—venture studios, revenue financing, corporate VC. The old guard killed VC. The vanguard doesn't need it.
What Carta's Peter Walker Won't Say, But I Will
The Venture Model Isn't Broken Because Founders Raised Too Much—It's Broken Because 46% of Seed Rounds Are Now Bridge Rounds to Nowhere
Bridge to Nowhere: How the Seed-Stage Loop Exposes Venture Capital’s Structural Crisis
Seed-stage startups are increasingly stuck in funding limbo, with record bridge rounds replacing Series A progression. This isn’t a founder failure—it’s part of the systemic breakdown in venture capital structure.
Why I Left Canada — And Why I Still Believe It Can Lead
My journey from National Party candidate to international founder, arguing that Canada’s brain drain is reversible with pragmatic, pro-builder policies—and that Canada has a rare 100-year opportunity to lead the next economic era.
How Venture Studios Deliver What Corporate Investors and VCs Can’t
Discover why venture studios are emerging as the preferred innovation vehicle for corporates and institutional investors seeking alignment, speed, and ROI.
A Live Dilution Model Every Software Founder Should Understand Before Fundraising
A founder prepares to raise venture capital—unaware that each round chips away at ownership, control, and future leverage. This case study breaks down a dilution model that reveals the hidden costs behind every funding milestone. Read before you raise.
Assessing Startup Stock Allocation
Startup equity allocation is one of the most consequential decisions founders face. This article introduces a simple spreadsheet tool for founders and venture studio operators to help navigate a tricky subject.
Beyond Accounting: Why Venture Studios Must Separate Financial Oversight from Investment Strategy
This article highlights the importance of independent CFO oversight in venture studios to prevent conflicts of interest and proposes a governance framework for Venture Studio Operators
Broligarchy Endgame: Total Monopoly Through Government-Backed Intelligent Infrastructure
This multi-part essay explores Silicon Valley’s meteoric rise in influence over public infrastructure, the monopolization of autonomous systems, and what can be done to prevent a new era of digital feudalism in the wake of the current regime’s ambition to run America like a private corporation.
2025 Strategic Framework for Venture Studios - Part I: Venture Reciprocity Re-revisited
Welcome to the 2025 Venture Studio Framework. Part I further elaborates on Venture Reciprocity, addressing why traditional models fail. Part II outlines optimal governance and multi-state operations. Part III unveils revenue-based financing as the key to sustainable growth.
2025 Venture Capital Industry Forecast
In 2024, capital concentration among dominant VC firms reached unprecedented levels. As inefficiencies widen, 2025 will mark a recalibration of early-stage investing, with venture studios emerging as a sustainable model to fill funding gaps and challenge the Power Law Cartel.