Jon DishotskyEpisode 15 of Seed Stories: Mahyad G.,On today’s episode of Seed Stories, I had a chance to sit down with Mahyad Ghassemibouyaghchi co-founder and CEO of SigmaOS…Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022
Jon DishotskyYour First Hires at your Startup Should be Street FightersDisclaimer: We do not condone violence at your startup 😀Mar 31, 20222Mar 31, 20222
Jon DishotskySeed Stories: Sequin — “The Debit Card that Builds Credit for Women.”Early last December I had the chance to sit down for lunch with a group of very talented women who had recently graduated from Y…Feb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022
Jon DishotskySeed Stories: Blair — “Better student financing through Income Share Agreements”This one is personal for me. I met Mike Mahlkow David Nordhausen and Constantin Schreiber from Blair (YC S19) when they were fresh off the…Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
Jon DishotskySeed Stories: Peter Fishman, CEO & Co-Founder, Mozart DataI’m excited to launch another episode of Seed Stories. I sat down with Peter Fishman, CEO & C-founder of Mozart Data…Jan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022
Jon DishotskySeed Stories: Ruth Health, Co-Founder & CEO Alison GreenbergSeed Stories are 15–20 minute conversations with founders on the heels of a raising a recent Seed round. We’ll learn about their company…Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021
Jon DishotskyTop 10 *Cringe* Hiring Mistakes Founders Make at Pre-Seed & SeedFirst-time founders of early-stage companies are prone to making lots of cringe hiring mistakes. I have made a handful of these in hiring…Dec 8, 20212Dec 8, 20212
Jon DishotskyNailing Your Pitch Deck (hint: It should feel like a movie trailer)There’s a lot of noise out there one what comprises a great pitch deck, I’m here to help you navigate that. Your pitch deck should be like…Nov 23, 2021Nov 23, 2021
Jon DishotskyStop Miscommunicating Your Big IdeaIn the spring of 2016, we had just incorporated Starcity and were accepted into Y Combinator. We were over the f*cking moon.Oct 27, 20211Oct 27, 20211
Jon DishotskyMinting a Human with a Unique World ViewHaving children presents an opportunity to think about life’s philosophical mysteries. For better or worse, I connect this to what I see in…Oct 19, 2021Oct 19, 2021