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Joined May 2015
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Real growth happens when founders get together to share what’s actually working in the trenches. 💡
At our latest Startup Ignition Ventures Founder Lunch & Learn, we brought in marketing experts to host a conversation round table on navigating marketing in the AI era.
Building better together.
We bring our Startup Ignition Ventures founders to the same table to share what’s working, what isn’t, and help each other build. Yesterday we came together to talk about marketing in this age of AI.
LEARN - COLLABORATE - BUILD
Your reputation either creates or kills opportunities.
How you treat people determines whether they recommend you, introduce you, or choose to work with you again.
Watch @cydtetro's full episode, #39, on the Startup Ignition Podcast.
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Everyone argues about which Al model is best for their startup. Almost nobody checks what the big boy enterprises companies actually pay for.
Here is the list of AI models, ranked.
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John Richard Explains Startup Company Ownership and Cap Tables
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Did Jeremy from Traeger Grills say an AI-Powered Grill might be coming!? 😜
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83(b) election explained for startup founders. 🚨
Featuring @johnrichards_ut of Startup Ignition
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Blake Modersitzki @blakemod of @pelionvp Venture Partners tells the story of one of Utah‘s most successful startup stories in @Cloudflare
Episode 49 of the Startup Ignition Podcast with John and Tyler Richards @si_pod
The founder of @JOJOSbark chocolate, @sterlingmjones on the NEW podcast episode:
→ $100M+ in revenue
→ Every Costco in the U.S.
→ Started in mom's kitchen during her cancer battle
→ Forbes 30 Under 30
🎙️ Watch or listen, the full episode is up now!
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In this clip, John Richards of Startup Ignition Podcast breaks down founder vesting in simple terms of what it is, why it protects co-founders, and how the 4-year vesting schedule with a 1-year cliff actually works.
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The Secret Prep Behind Successful Startup Founders
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Young entrepreneurs, @johnrichards_ut ‘s advice is to build for scalability.
Stop baking every single loaf yourself; build the bakery that runs without you.
They were making their first $B while we were all still deciding on a major.
The Youngest Self-Made Billionaires Ever:
8) Luana Lopes Lara, Age 29, 2025, Kalshi
7) Fabian Hedin, Age 26, 2025, Lovable
6) John Collison, Age 26, 2016, Stripe
5) James Dacombe, Age 25, 2026, Olix
How do you KNOW when you have product-market fit?
Well, @adamedmunds tells @trich_ when he knew Podium had hit PMF.
When a sales rep pulls in $100k a month, and sales and revenue come easy, you know you have good product-market fit. 📈
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