zackmansfieldKindergarten & Brotherhood in the Age of CoronavirusOur youngest of three, Henry, starts Kindergarten tomorrow. It’s strange processing these moments as a parent when you have multiple kids…Sep 9, 2020Sep 9, 2020
zackmansfieldThoughts on “Debt is Coming”Over the weekend I was doing my best to get over the crushing UNC loss to Duke — which I was “lucky” enough to witness in person — by…Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
zackmansfieldThe “New” SaaS Venture Debt LandscapeAs we approach the end of 2019, everyone’s suddenly focused on gross margins and startups that can (gasp!) generate profits. It’s a…Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019
zackmansfieldCloudFactory Raises $65MM Growth Round!7+ years ago I met Mark Sears for the first time and learned about the vision he had for CloudFactory — to create meaningful work for 1MM…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
zackmansfieldinjournaliszmCreateWe’re 10 days into the New Year which means the vast majority of people have already broken their New Year’s resolutions. I’m just…Jan 16, 2019Jan 16, 2019
zackmansfieldIntroducing: The Startup Culture PodcastIt was the second semester of my senior year in college. I loved my college experience. Truthfully, I didn’t want it to end. From the time…Jun 20, 2016Jun 20, 2016
zackmansfieldInside the ropes at a VC LP MeetingThe venture capital game has been demystified a ton in the last decade, with a seemingly endless supply of blog posts, books, tweets and…Apr 21, 2016Apr 21, 2016
zackmansfieldUnicorns and CyclesIt’s interesting sitting here at the beginning of 2016 in the midst of what everyone is saying is another cycle for the venture space. For…Mar 7, 2016Mar 7, 2016
zackmansfieldStartup ApprenticeshipI remember the first time I learned of the concept of an apprentice. I was in grade school and reading the children’s novel Johnny Tremain…Sep 8, 2015Sep 8, 2015
zackmansfieldStartups and LuckI was having lunch with a friend recently who is running a new venture. He is what you would call a serial entrepreneur in that this isn’t…Sep 3, 2015Sep 3, 2015