Gillespie’s trademark trumpet featured a bell which bent upward at a 45-degree angle rather than pointing straight ahead as in the conventional design. As a tribute to the man’s passing, I did a chalk pastel work featuring his famous cheeks and trumpet back in January 1993.
The first CDs I ever owned were a 4-CD boxed set of Bob Marley songs. It covered his work from the first 45 Bob recorded to the last live version of one of my favorite songs of his.
Last week, I had a chance to share some thoughts on my founder experience (Accompany 2013 – 2018) with Aaron McDaniel’s Haas MBA 295A entrepreneurship class.
Fundraising is a constant focus for us as entrepreneurs, and it’s a topic that comes up nearly every time we meet. The startup world is filled with stories about founders pitching to dozens of VCs, going from meeting to meeting, before finally securing that elusive first round of funding. For those of us willing to invest in our networks, I completely disagree with this approach.
Yesterday, I had a chance to share some thoughts on my founder experience with Accompany with the latest LAUNCH Cohort.
