Jan 19Trust in a Transactional WorldA good friend recently sent me a copy of The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey. I’ve come across this book before, but apparently a gifted copy was the nudge it took for me to actually read it. Stephen starts off Chapter 1 saying this: “There is one thing that…Startup4 min read
Jan 4The Hard Work of Love — Patrick RileyThere’s this electronic sign that belongs to the church on 18th and Colorado here in Denver. I look at it every day because I drive right by it to get into my neighborhood. While some churches are known for the cheesy puns on their signs, this one features some pretty…Work4 min read
Dec 20, 2021May We Rest — Patrick RileyEvery week, I send a note to the 17,000 startups in GAN and GSSN, the 1,000+ leaders of accelerators, studios, hubs, and corporates in GAN and GSSN, and thousands of our friends around the world. My note is normally something about growing and scaling our startups or about creating a…Rest3 min read
Dec 8, 2021I Feel More Human — Patrick RileyIt’s a grocery store here in the States that’s known for its Hawaiian shirt-wearing employees, for having only one of everything (there is only one type of syrup, one type of “cheerio” cereal, and one type of vanilla ice cream), and for its overall fun atmosphere. You also may notice…Humanity4 min read
Nov 11, 2021Airplane Time — Patrick RileyAirplane time is wonderful. For my airplane time, I usually fly Southwest Airlines. Since I have status with them, I am usually one of the first to board. So typically, I get a great seat on the plane with a ton of legroom. …Time3 min read
Oct 27, 2021Speed, Gears, and RPMs — Patrick RileyThere are three types of roads that you use in the Colorado mountains. A highway. A mountain pass. Backcountry roads. When you’re on the highway, you’re moving around 75 mph (120 kph), and your car’s engine operates at a pretty steady clip, although there are times where you must rev…Leadership5 min read
Apr 8, 2021What Accelerators Look Like in 2021Each year, GAN asks the accelerators in our community hundreds of questions about their programs with one goal in mind-to gather concrete insights on the current state of the accelerator industry. …Accelerator6 min read
Mar 18, 2021What the Research Tells Us About Creating Inclusive MarketsEarlier this month, we wrote about the Intentionally Inclusive Market — a market in which we get to know the full range of our customer segment from day one, and then intentionally build products that include all kinds of people who will benefit from your product. …Market4 min read
Mar 4, 2021The Intentionally Inclusive MarketEvery business has a customer segment. This is the group of people you’re selling to who share a similar set of needs, characteristics, habits, and desires as one another. Yet, most of us misunderstand the full scope of our customer segments, for two reasons. First, we may build for a…Market7 min read
Feb 18, 2021Start Small to Build for Humans and EcosystemsEarlier this month, I shared an idea about value creation. The idea is that, for many of us, we’ve mainly been focused on creating two types of value: Utility Value — Just by providing a product or service customers deem worthy to use, you have created utility value. People are…Values5 min read
