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October 22, 2026

Seven years is a LONG time

Longevity doesn't deserve a medal. The problem does.

• October 15, 2026 · Subscribers

  Naming the system isn't playing the blame game

  It's the incentives, not the people

• October 8, 2026 · Subscribers

  1974 marked two systems. Only one got guardrails.

  Lending got rules. Venture got tailwinds.

• October 1, 2026 · Subscribers

  You are the private market

  Epiphany at a Weezer concert

• September 25, 2026 · Subscribers

  If you can't laugh, what's the point?

  What gives me hope right now

• September 17, 2026 · Subscribers

  You can't outperform a system engineered to misread you

  The price of buying comfort

• September 10, 2026 · Subscribers

  The panel question I'm not going to spoil

  AI is already changing who gets funded

• September 3, 2026 · Subscribers

  She found her manufacturer, mentor, and investor in one person.

  The capital map is a lot bigger than the VC map.

• August 27, 2026 · Subscribers

  A room full of moms understood it instantly. VCs didn’t.

  Same founder, same deck, completely different outcome.

• August 20, 2026 · Subscribers

  You're probably *not* being ghosted. Here's how to tell.

  Silence is data, but not in the way you think it is.

• August 14, 2026 · Subscribers

  Trust isn't built in the pitch.

  It's built in all the interactions before it.

• August 6, 2026 · Subscribers

  They asked if he’d whitelabel it. Two years later, the category hit $28B.

  Initial perception isn’t a reliable indicator.

• July 30, 2026 · Subscribers

  When pattern recognition becomes pattern replication

  Pattern recognition is efficient. It's also self-defeating.

• July 24, 2026 · Subscribers

  Why the VC 'record funding' headlines are misleading.

  The data tells the story of what's really happening.

• July 17, 2026 · Subscribers

  Why fixing your pitch won't always fix the problem

  The difference between a business problem and a perception problem.

• July 10, 2026 · Subscribers

  You’re asking the wrong question about accelerators

  "Is it good?" is not it.

• July 4, 2026 · Subscribers

  Taking some time off (kinda)

  A short note before the holiday

• June 26, 2026 · Subscribers

  She emailed 15,000 people. Three weeks later, $200,000 arrived.

  Visibility and selectivity are not the same thing.

• June 19, 2026 · Subscribers

  When “warm intros” are tepid at best.

  The difference between a connection and a meaningful introduction.

• June 12, 2026 · Subscribers

  I took every warm intro I could get. It was a mistake.

  Access and alignment are not the same thing.

• June 5, 2026 · Subscribers

  If investors like it but don’t move, this is probably why

  Don’t be tempted to over explain

• May 29, 2026 · Subscribers

  She raised $1.5M in one day. Here’s what made it work.

  Why the best fundraising strategies are designed, not copied

• May 22, 2026 · Subscribers

  73% of venture capital went to 5 deals

  What the Q1 VC data means for founders

• May 15, 2026 · Subscribers

  “Failed” deals are often just stalled ones

  What investors are really saying when they pass

• May 8, 2026 · Subscribers

  96% of deals come from networks. So what happens if you’re not in the right one?

  Capital doesn’t move through merit alone

• May 1, 2026 · Subscribers

  If you only measure this, you’re missing the point

  Rethinking what accelerator success looks like

• April 24, 2026 · Subscribers

  We call it pattern recognition. A lot of it is hallucination.

  What my grandma taught me about the funding gap.

• April 17, 2026 · Subscribers

  But can they make it happen?

  The final step in The 5-Minute Deck Review

• April 10, 2026 · Subscribers

  This is where investors start to believe

  What makes a business actually stand out (or not)

• April 3, 2026 · Subscribers

  This is where most pitch decks fall apart

  What happens after you lean in

• March 27, 2026 · Subscribers

  The 5-minute test every pitch deck goes through

  What investors are actually–and should be–looking for first

• March 20, 2026 · Subscribers

  Demo Day isn’t real life

  The real conversations start after the program ends.

• March 13, 2026 · Subscribers

  Your program ends. Your relationships shouldn’t.

  What happens after Demo Day?

• March 6, 2026 · Subscribers

  Rethinking the “friends and family” round

  Why trust—not proximity—drives early investment

• February 27, 2026 · Subscribers

  Your ideal investor isn’t who you think

  Finding "your people" applies to investors too

• February 20, 2026 · Subscribers

  It’s actually better if you don’t need anything

  Find the bridges to capital access

• February 13, 2026 · Subscribers

  Your pitch works harder than you think

  Stop under-utilizing one of the most strategic assets in your company

• February 6, 2026 · Subscribers

  Transparency starts with asking better questions

  "What felt impossible and far away is now real."

• January 30, 2026 · Subscribers

  Your pitch isn’t meant to close (+ some big news!)

  "Here’s what I’m building, here’s why it matters, and here’s how I plan to make it real."

• January 23, 2026 · Subscribers

  1.2% is not a typo.

  What to do in a system that wasn't built for you

• January 15, 2026 · Subscribers

  Networking doesn't mean selling

  How to build connections without it feeling gross

• January 8, 2026 · Subscribers

  Welcome to the New Scroobious Newsletter ✨

  Why relationships are the hard skill of fundraising

• December 19, 2025 · Subscribers

  Scroobious v3 Launch Notes, Vol.11

  An inside view on how we’re building. Short, real, and straight from me.

• December 12, 2025 · Subscribers

  Scroobious v3 Launch Notes, Vol.10

  An inside view on how we’re building. Short, real, and straight from me.

• December 5, 2025 · Subscribers

  Scroobious v3 Launch Notes, Vol.9

  An inside view on how we’re building. Short, real, and straight from me.

• November 21, 2025 · Subscribers

  Scroobious v3 Launch Notes, Vol.8

  An inside view on how we’re building. Short, real, and straight from me.

• November 14, 2025 · Subscribers

  Scroobious v3 Launch Notes, Vol.7

  An inside view on how we’re building. Short, real, and straight from me.

• November 6, 2025 · Subscribers

  Scroobious v3 Launch Notes, Vol.6

  An inside view on how we’re building. Short, real, and straight from me.

• October 31, 2025 · Subscribers

  Scroobious v3 Launch Notes, Vol.5

  An inside view on how we’re building. Short, real, and straight from me.