Author: A.T. Gimbel

Three lessons learned from starting Studio companies

We have been launching companies out of our Studio for the past seven years.

The Power of LEGOs

During a recent trip we bought my kids a children’s autobiography on Ole Kirk Kristiansen, the founder of LEGO.

Should you use AI for investor outreach in fundraising?

It is amazing to see how AI continues to help make old processes faster and more efficient across many use cases.

Why competition is a good thing for early stage founders

I sometimes meet with entrepreneurs who tell me they have no competition and are the only ones doing their idea.

What Assumptions Matter in Forecasting your Business

I was speaking with a couple entrepreneurs recently about their financial modeling as they were trying to forecast what their business would look like over the coming months/years.

How to handle (and not handle) customer interactions

I am always fascinated by how certain companies do a great job of training employees in customer service to go above and beyond to resolve issues. This is in contrast to other companies that barely tr

Share your startup ideas

I love brainstorming on startup ideas with other founders.

The biggest failures entrepreneurs should avoid

At a recent Office Hours event, I was asked a great question about what failures entrepreneurs should avoid.

What you can learn from a VC’s term sheet

I have spoken with several entrepreneurs recently who were going through the term sheet process of fundraising. As I have written before, there are certain elements of a term sheet that are more stand

What makes good weekly updates

I am a huge fan of weekly updates and receive many of them from entrepreneurs.