I had a fantastic and far ranging conversation with Ted Seides on Capital Allocators about my path to entrepreneurship and investing, my love of marketplaces and all things FJ Labs. … Continue reading “”

Die Welt blieb in den persönlichen und wirtschaftlichen Kosten der anhaltenden Pandemie gefangen, aber mein Leben erreichte mit der Geburt meines Sohnes, François Olivier Jean-Paul Grinda, am 18. Mai 2021 … „2021: Das beste Jahr aller Zeiten!“ weiterlesen

When Satoshi Nakamoto famously wrote the Bitcoin white paper on November 13, 2008, it proposed to solve the Byzantine Generals problem. The Byzantine Generals Problem is solving the puzzle of … Continue reading “”

In a way I live in your future. By virtue of receiving 150 startup pitches per week, I have a good sense of what founders are trying to build for … Continue reading “”

When several of my friends recommended Greenlights to me, I must admit that I was very skeptical. What could Matthew McConaughey, an actor best known for cheesy romantic comedies, possibly … Continue reading “”

I am excited to announce that we are promoting Jeff Weinstein to Partner at FJ Labs! Here at FJ Labs, we have always sought to build an intellectually diverse team … Continue reading “”

I almost wrote Project Hail Mary is the most entertaining sci-fi book of the year, but it’s such a good book that it transcends genres. I bought it the day … Continue reading “”

Jeff Wald is a serial entrepreneur, board Member, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and investor. Jeff’s most recent company, Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to manage freelancers … Continue reading “”

As most of you know, I want to empower people to work on the things they love. As a result, I am excited that FJ Labs invested early in Clearco … Continue reading “”

One of our main theses at FJ Labs is to focus on vertical marketplaces. Slice is a great example of a company that has found product-market fit within a vertical. … Continue reading “”

The education system has not evolved since the industrial era. New tools have been introduced over the years, but nothing has dramatically changed. To reinvent education, you don’t more tools … Continue reading “”

9 out of 10 startups fail. This is a gloomy number. However, it has never stopped entrepreneurs from hedging their bets to create successful companies. And I want to help … Continue reading “”

By Matias Barbero “No more …. masks. Everything open too. School opens this week — Thursday! Did you ever? As if they couldn’t have waited till Monday!” With multiple vaccines … Continue reading “”

This is one of the most requested questions I’ve received since starting Playing with Unicorns. People want to know “How do I build the perfect pitch deck to raise funds?” … Continue reading “”