Coral is excited to announce that after months of heads-down hardcore product production and partnership development, we have launched the Alpha version of our protocol, and are actively integrating with a lucky, closed group of partners. Neat-o, so what is the Alpha? Coral’s Alpha graphs every blockchain address interaction on…

AKA: Jumping on to Speeding Trains. — Momentum is tangible. It’s an energy that fills a room. You can give the shittiest pitch to an investor, but it won’t matter if you’re like Ethan Hunt latched on to a cargo plane that’s taking off. My last post was about the struggle. Startups start at zero. Problems will…

Hey there. Still grinding i see… Same here. Sorry for skipping last month, but I’ve been swamped. I’ll tell you why in a sec. This month I want to talk about the struggle. Not failure. Failure is conclusive. The struggle is shapeshifting, perilous, stressful. …

Hey again. Glad we’re both still here. — So… Startup expansion can be divided into 4 categories. 1. Money You’ll need funds to expand. I’ve raised $1.4M for Roost so far. One takeaway: your burn rate will skyrocket the moment the check hits the bank. Raises to early employees. Health insurance. Deferred legal fees (you can’t sneak a fundraise passed…

This is a look under the skirt of a recently funded, totally badass startup as we try to scale across America. I’m having an adrenaline rush and anxiety attack at the same time… Roost is only available in San Francisco right now (which was a major feat on its own). Limiting ourselves to SF makes it easier to control our marketplace. If an issue arises, we can be there to put out the fire in person. We know who our users are, and…

Most people don’t know this about me, but in college, I started and failed 5 businesses in a wide variety of markets, from athletic equipment, to travel apps, and health beverages. Some of these startups failed due to lack dropping out of school to focus on them, but, for the…