blake smithinMidwest StartupsWhy Would Anyone Want To Build A Startup In Cincinnati, Ohio?I’m telling you — Cincinnati, Ohio is a great place to build startups.3 min read·Jul 6, 2020----
blake smithEp. 3 What My Startup Taught Me This WeekContent is about the LONG game [Link]1 min read·Jul 2, 2020----
blake smithPerfect Weekly Team Meeting for Startups: Boilerplate — Week 2After we sold our last startup, I published the 70 lessons I learned in 7 years as a founder/CEO. This time with my new startup…1 min read·Jun 26, 2020----
blake smithEp. 1: What My Startup Taught Me This Week: Boilerplate — Week 1Last startup, I published the lessons I learned once each year. This time with my new startup, Boilerplate, I want to publish them weekly…1 min read·Jun 19, 2020----
blake smithVC Brad Zapp Talks About Investing During COVID-19I’ve had a bunch of conversations w/ founders and VC’s lately about how to think about raising during COVID-19. I had a chance to chat w/…11 min read·Mar 25, 2020----
blake smithStartup Sold! 70 Lessons From 7 Years as a Venture Backed Startup CEOHere are my consolidated lessons learned from running a startup for 7 years. No BS, actual lessons earned in blood.8 min read·Sep 18, 2019--5--5
blake smithWhy Is Cladwell Now Free?As of yesterday, we have removed the $8/mo fee to use Cladwell — the world’s most advanced closet management app.3 min read·Oct 4, 2018--2--2
blake smithMy Plan To Die ContentI just had a dream where I had to explain to my son that I was dying of cancer.3 min read·Sep 29, 2017--1--1
blake smithPunch-ability and FashionThis is a weird post, but I think about this a lot: when I buy clothing I ask myself “if I got punched wearing this, would I look like I…2 min read·Sep 15, 2017----
blake smithIf there is a relational, managerial, or philosophical disagreement:Try to understand what the other person is saying.1 min read·Sep 13, 2017----