Matt WensingLow-Risk Software BusinessesAs definitions, labels, and proof evolve, so will funding.Mar 3, 2020Mar 3, 2020
Matt WensingBootstrapping Stormpulse, Part IIThis post chronicles the second chapter of our struggle to bootstrap a weather startup from 2004–2012.Oct 5, 20191Oct 5, 20191
Matt WensinginThe StartupChance, Curves, and Chaos: The New Era of SaaS ForecastingHow data science is beginning to replace spreadsheets for entrepreneurs wrestling with uncertainty in their business models.Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
Matt WensingJoining the First Batch of TinySeedOn April 14th, 2019, I shared that after 15 years of starting up, I was ready to start something new. Today, I’d like to share the reasons…May 28, 20191May 28, 20191
Matt WensinginThe StartupOwnership Mentality: Aligning Professional and PersonalReflections from a founding CEO on succession planning, and letting go of the wheel you invented.Apr 14, 2019Apr 14, 2019
Matt WensinginThe StartupAlternative Funding Calculus: A Quant Comparison of Tiny, Indie, and EarnestSimulating financial outcomes of raising money from three alternative funds based on publicly-available term sheets.Feb 10, 20196Feb 10, 20196
Matt WensinginThe StartupHack, Hustle, and Bundle: Potent Teams in Vulnerable MarketsTeam and market are often cited as the two most important ingredients of outlier startup success. What do these really mean?Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Matt WensinginThe StartupIndie.vc v3: Austin (Roadshow 2019)Bryce Roberts of Indie.vc made the first stop of his 2019 Winter Tour at Capital Factory in Austin, Texas on Monday. Notes on the visit.Jan 18, 2019Jan 18, 2019
Matt WensinginThe StartupDon’t Copy the Greeks: The Necessary Originality of Unwelcome DistributionIf market access is guarded by incumbents, how can unknown upstarts succeed?Jan 10, 2019Jan 10, 2019
Matt WensinginThe StartupRise of the TransformersIs VC keeping up with entrepreneurship at large? Tremors, groanings, and the fat tail future of startup investing.Jan 4, 20191Jan 4, 20191