The Matthew Goldman Blog

Hiring people for a startup is hard.

According to equity management platform Carta, around 1% of startups get acquired.☨ I've sold two startups I founded, and one where I was a senior executive.

We're all secretly (or perhaps not so secretly) freaking out about the pending AI job apocalypse.

I can't seem to resist weighing in on the conversation about vibe coding.

I am frequently asked this question by early-stage founders I meet.

I was reading a long story in The Athletic about how NFL teams fail their high-profile first-round quarterbacks, and it got me thinking about hiring tactics and coaching again.

Today's post is going to be a bit of a complaint.

I was reading the news when I came across the story of Christine Hunsicker, who was charged in a $300MM investment fraud scheme as part of her startup, CaaStle.

It’s very easy to get distracted.

A lot of ink has been spilled on the topic of talking to your users.

Calm the Fuck Down: A Founder’s Guide to Surviving Startups I’ve long wanted to write a book about startups.

This past Tuesday, January 7, a fire of unknown origin started in Eaton Canyon, a gateway to the Angeles National Forest at the eastern edge of my current hometown, Pasadena, CA.

Founders often ask me to introduce them to venture capitalist investors (VCs) that I know.

Recently, I have had a lot of conversations with founders about the value of public relations.

A joke: Q: What's your favorite type of VC?