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Bursts of Color - Stayin' Alive
A few weeks ago my partners and I met with several consecutive founders who shared similar stories: sales are slow and capital is hard to find, but…
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Your Team Tomorrow is Not Your Team Today
We all know that successful startup teams grow and evolve over time. New people join, and they don't stay forever. Here's how this headcount growth…
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Org Design 101
Every startup builds the team and organization that fits its unique requirements. But that does *not* mean we have to re-imagine every role, job spec…
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Geoff Donaker
An Ode to the Founders
I have deep and abiding respect for founders. This will surprise nobody given how I have chosen to spend my working years. Really I just admire…
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Have You Tried Raising Prices?
I am a big fan of price testing, as prices typically have higher leverage on a business than almost anything else. In some cases, a minor price decrease…
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Top 10 Books of 2022
In case you’re looking for reading ideas in the weeks ahead: here are ten books that stuck with me in 2022. Some were published this year; others are…
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Not All Cash is Created Equal
Plenty has been written about FTX already, and I suspect we are just getting started. The thing I’ve found most shocking so far is the alleged misuse of…
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color is a newsletter for start-up leaders who work with Burst Capital. It's meant to include products, people and ideas that I think are interesting and maybe relevant for you.

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