Francis Pedraza‘Values’ — In theory and practice.Hello Medium readers, I haven’t written here in a while. Something is inspiring me to take up the pen, and speak into the void, even if it…Jul 12, 20232Jul 12, 20232
Francis PedrazainInvisibleEOQ2 Performance & EOY 2020 GuidanceWe’re not doing as good a job as I’d like at being the most public, private company ever. I’d attribute that to a mixture of fear (of…Jul 3, 20201Jul 3, 20201
Francis PedrazainInvisibleMinimum Viable Alignment.Last weekend, I wrote this piece. It’s about freedom and democracy, about the need for debate, and the need for everyone to have and to…May 31, 2020May 31, 2020
Francis PedrazainInvisibleSailing Against The WindPiloting A Company On The High-Seas Of Capital-Driven MarketsMay 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Francis PedrazainInvisibleThe Wizard & The Wand.“A.I.” is fake news. But that’s not my grand claim — just my opening argument…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Francis PedrazainInvisibleThe Hindsight Exercise.We’re on track for profitability by the end of this year. But it took me 5 years and $5M in capital to get there. If I could time-travel…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Francis PedrazainInvisibleWhat do BUYERS want? Dogma Reconsidered: Humans-In-The-Loop vs. Pure Software Solutions.Have you ever read Euclid’s Elements? Thirteen books of Geometric proofs built on a handful of premises. If you accept the premises, you…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Francis PedrazainInvisibleThe Digital Operations Need Discovery & Fulfillment MachineAlthough Venture Capital is a young industry, it has dogmatized quickly. According to orthodoxy, a startup’s corporate strategy should be…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Francis PedrazainInvisibleBuilding Unfair Advantages In Delegation UX & Incentive Design.I’ve committed the company to a strategy which makes certain assumptions. One of those assumptions is that our approach is difficult to…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Francis PedrazainInvisibleInvisible = America’s Best National Defense StrategyIf you haven’t read my infamous disclaimer, it’s NOT this: “the views and opinions included in this email belong to their author and do…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019