PinnedPublished inThe StartupHow I transitioned from politics to media entrepreneurshipThe personal recount of how a young professional working in politics transitioned to becoming an independent media entrepreneur.Mar 11, 20216Mar 11, 20216
PinnedPublished inThe StartupA Fund for Every MoonThesis: this will be the decade of self-organized community funds, converting their informal knowledge into formal financial stakes.Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020
Automatic Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021–04–30)Fintech platform that connects independent auto dealers and lenders.Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Swift Rails Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2020–12–20)Engineers from Buffalo, NY are teaming up together to deliver a light rail mobility solution. Pre-product, pre-revenue, and eager to see…Mar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021
Drink Monday Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021–05–01)Alternative meat industry meats (heh) alcohol — alternative alcohol industry is creating mocktail liquor and going d2c. Doesn’t even have…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Thanks for publishing this piece, Tian.For anyone else whose just getting caught up to speed, I also watched ABC News segment on the state of things after Tian's article…Mar 6, 20211Mar 6, 20211
COI Energy Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021–03–31)SaaS company wants to sell an energy monitoring solution to businesses to help reduce their utility bill.Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021
VIVEKA Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021–04–30)B2C2B Company wants to build the next professional learning/coaching marketplace. Can it learn from Coursalytics, whom I covered in summer…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
AudioCardio Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021–05–01)Mobile app is helping people train their hearing. Very positive business, the question is how they can grow to become venture backable.Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021