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How to Raise an Inside Round. And How To Know if You Should.

How to Raise an Inside Round. And How To Know if You Should.

Since 2015, the General Partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have advised the founders of more than 125 startups. The firm’s mission is to help…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Navigating the Storm: A Startup Founder’s Guide to Layoffs

Navigating the Storm: A Startup Founder’s Guide to Layoffs

Since 2015, the General Partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have advised the founders of more than 125 startups. The firm’s mission is to help…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
A Financial Plan You’ll Actually Use

A Financial Plan You’ll Actually Use

Since 2015, the General Partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have advised the founders of more than 125 startups. The firm’s mission is to help…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
There is Life After Being a Founder — I’m Joining Enjoy The Work!

There is Life After Being a Founder — I’m Joining Enjoy The Work!

I found a job that doesn’t feel like work. Here’s how…
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Kristen Hamilton
Raising Series B: Forget Everything You Think You Learned From Your Earlier Raises.

Raising Series B: Forget Everything You Think You Learned From Your Earlier Raises.

Since 2015, Enjoy The Work (ETW) has guided more than 300 separate transactions, ranging from $1M seed rounds to $150M growth equity…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Management Debt- The Perilous Cost Of Not Knowing How To Run A Larger Org

Management Debt- The Perilous Cost Of Not Knowing How To Run A Larger Org

Since 2015, the partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have supported founders across more than 125 startups around the globe, representing more…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
From Founder to Master Operator

From Founder to Master Operator

How it started
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Time To Armor Up — A New Era Of Fundraising Is Upon Us

Time To Armor Up — A New Era Of Fundraising Is Upon Us

We guide a lot of fundraises. And we see them across a wide spread of geographies, domains, and stages. 125 startups. 300+ raises in total…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
All-In or All-Out

All-In or All-Out

Let me know if this scenario sounds familiar.
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Working With Vs. Working For — A Musing on How Language Shapes a Company’s Culture

Working With Vs. Working For — A Musing on How Language Shapes a Company’s Culture

To “work with” or to “work for”? That is the question. Or at least, it’s the question I’ve been contemplating whenever I hear someone talk…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Do → Manage → Coach

Do → Manage → Coach

In the early startup days, life is a blur. You’re involved in everything. You’re doing everything. You’re building a product (that doesn’t…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
An Opportunity Too Good to Pass Up

An Opportunity Too Good to Pass Up

Why I’m joining startup advisory firm, Enjoy The Work
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Mike P. Lewis
Return vs. Remote

Return vs. Remote

There are party lines being drawn. Each side fiercely self righteous. Their arguments persuasive and well considered. The debate began…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
We’re so bad at this

We’re so bad at this

We’re good at setting goals. Reading reports. Providing updates. Solving problems. We’re terribly efficient in Covid times. We wake up…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Good vs. Bad Board Members

Good vs. Bad Board Members

And how to vet them…
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Jonathan Lowenhar

An optimal response

I was asked by a founder this week looking for support, “Any chance you guys have guidance to companies on an optimal black lives matter…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Product Vision, Strategy, and Management Are Not the Same

Product Vision, Strategy, and Management Are Not the Same

I keep seeing the same mistake.
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Startups — please overreact

Startups — please overreact

There is no correct reaction. You only can under react or overreact. And you won’t know which path you’ve chosen until the event is behind…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
The 2x4 cheat sheet for complex deals

The 2x4 cheat sheet for complex deals

Founders often have good sales instincts. They can read the room. They can tell a solid story. It’s not always polished or entertaining…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Hidden Costs

Hidden Costs

Have you ever sat in a meeting and wondered halfway through what the hell people were talking about? Or have you suffered seemingly…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Pursuit of Perfect Communication

Pursuit of Perfect Communication

Imagine perfect information flow at a startup…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
Enjoying The Community

Enjoying The Community

Thirteen lovely people attended the first ever Enjoy The Work social. We occupied a single table at Chez Maman in Potrero Hill in San…
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Jonathan Lowenhar
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