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The Disciplined Startup in an Undisciplined Market

Posted on September 22, 2021 by uripomerantz

What does it mean to run a disciplined startup in an undisciplined market? A famous quote (often credited to Buffett) comes to mind: “In the short-run, the stock market is a voting machine. Yet, in the long-run, it is a weighing machine.” Today’s market for startup financing is operating like a voting machine. Why is…

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The Pre-Mortem for Founders & Funders

Posted on July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 by uripomerantz

Where the Post-Mortem Falls Short The classic post-mortem is a helpful exercise for any important, repetitive process – where you have the luxury of failing, learning from the experience, and doing it differently next time. For example, it’s great for things like understanding why a strategic sale was lost, an important customer churned, or addressing…

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Your startup is not a “deal”​ to me

Posted on July 15, 2021 by uripomerantz

As a founder, my ears prick up when I hear startups described as “deals”.  I ran startups for much of my career, and poured my heart and soul and every ounce of waking energy into building these companies – which at times, felt like an effort against insurmountable odds. Now as an investor in early-stage…

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About

I’m the co-founder and CEO of Grupago – social commerce and SMB lending, starting in Mexico.

To learn more drop us a note at hola@grupago.mx

I previously worked in venture capital as a Venture Partner with Jackson Square Ventures.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked in fintech and entrepreneurship for two decades – as a founder and at Fortune 500 companies. 

As a founder, I’ve built a startup acquired by a Fortune 500 company (John Hancock), built a startup with the parent company (Twine), and founded a microfinance organization (Jozoor Microfinance).

With Fortune 500 companies, I’ve developed strategy (McKinsey), led strategic partnerships and new ventures (John Hancock), and in engineering and business development (Microsoft).

I studied at Stanford (symbolic systems and MBA) and Harvard (masters in international economic development).

And wow, since you made it this far, here’s my favorite quote:

“In the end, enjoying life’s experiences is the only rational thing to do…

You’re sitting on a planet spinning around in the middle of absolutely nowhere.

You’re floating in empty space in a universe that goes on forever.

If you’re going to be here, enjoy the experience.”

– From the book The Untethered Soul

Recent Posts

  • Be ambitious when others are fearful
  • Sigue construyendo
  • Agora é a hora de ser ambicioso quando outros estão com medo
  • The Disciplined Startup in an Undisciplined Market
  • The Pre-Mortem for Founders & Funders
  • Your startup is not a “deal”​ to me
  • Nail Your Series A Pitch: Story, State, Simplicity
  • Investing in Our Evolution
  • What founders can learn when a VC asks “How Can I Help?”​
  • Why Great Board Members Don’t Make Recommendations
  • The Gray Zone
  • Your Board as a Braintrust
  • Public.com: One simple UX choice. A massive behavioral finance opportunity.
  • Robinhood: Elon Musk, bad incentives, and the solve (and ok, let’s throw in blockchain)
  • In Times of Froth, Choose Your Venture Investors Wisely
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