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The Audience Is the Asset

U.S. venture exits hit $2.29T through Q3 — but SpaceX is nearly three-quarters of it, and one deal was 53.1% of Q3. Acquisitions are at a decade high. Axle ($9M) and Mondrio ($3.75M seed) show what buyers actually buy: an audience that already listens.


The Flat Trillion

Anthropic set its IPO range at $70–$78 a share. At the $74 midpoint, that is about $968B — within 1% of its May private valuation. Plurai ($13M seed) and Helix ($6.2M pre-seed) show the same proof-first discipline at seed.


Seven Companies Ate October

Global venture funding hit $59B in October — up 45% — but seven companies took just over 40% of it and AI took 66%. Marble ($11M seed) and Toutix ($3M seed) show where the rest of the market actually lives.


The Follow-On Signal

U.S. venture deal value hit a record $515.8B through September, but AI took 82.7% of it. Seva Money ($5M seed) and Light Frame ($5.1M seed) show why the insider who re-ups is the loudest signal a founder can carry.


SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Moments of Excellence.

Every so often, I try to take my expectations up a notch in an endless quest for excellence. The first time I really discovered how far I could take excellence was when William L. Belan, who was on the committee approving the written analysis for my Master’s Project told me […]


Why People Don’t Follow Through

We don’t follow through because it’s hard work. Following through on our intentions is a challenging task that requires discipline, motivation, and perseverance. To understand why it’s hard for people to follow through, take a look at the stages of change that individuals often go through when they are trying […]


What Makes Something REAL?

For me, the Impact Factor Movie became real the day I told Larry Steinhouse we were going to start filming the last week of August 2019. Now bear in mind that I didn’t have any money to start filming a movie, I didn’t even have a completely finished script, or […]


The Impact Factor Movie Is Now On Amazon!

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NFTs For Filmmakers

NFTs (or “non-fungible tokens”) are a special kind of crypto asset in which each token is unique. You may have heard about record-breaking sales of NFTs. An artist named Beeple sold a collage of 5,000 “all-digital” works for a staggering $69 million.  You can think of NFTs as being kind […]