Eric Engelmann
@ericengelmann
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Investing in exceptional teams @ISA_Ventures; Founder @Geonetric @iaaccelerator @NewBoCo; Passionate about agile, leadership, tech & teams
Cedar Rapids, IA
Joined March 2009
Battle over, SAFEs won. When it comes to the first $ into a startup, nobody is using convertible notes anymore.
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How I present the P&L Plan to the board. -Context: prior year -Map to ARR: include waterfall on same slide -No games: include following year tops down model -Common-sized: % of revenue for easier review -Quarterly: no hiding back-loaded growth
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MIT asked 153 execs with enormous AI budgets what they actually want from an AI partner. They didn’t want "cutting-edge AI" for the sake of it - nor some "revolutionary platform." They just asked for someone who: a) understands their actual workflows b) can guide effective
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Ten years ago the leading Republicans in the United States including then Senator Marco Rubio were hitting then President Barack Obama over “The perception that Obama has rolled out the red carpet for Putin” https://t.co/djwr2OcVcD A decade later Trump literally did it
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Candidates and party leaders from the GOP were irked by Obama's private meeting with the Russian leader before it even happened.
Trump and Putin finally emerge from their planes. Trump claps with excitement as Putin draws near and they shake hands.
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Founders: Discovery call red flags checklist: 🚩 No clear pain metrics 🚩 Can't name decision maker 🚩 No similar tool spend 🚩 No timeline pressure 🚩 Won't share budget range Any 2 flags = unqualified. Save your time.
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@VanessaLMcNeal @MooneyMillions @cfsalads @ycombinator @NicRothStudio @snaadt @ChrisAndrewLo @DMACC_bears @TheDealtHand @1MillionCupsDSM @joeguna @1MCMidwest @1MCGrandIsland @CoffeeZabuni @VentureNetIowa @ChrisSnider @DrakeUniversity @alexmyers83 @Nicole4ABI @IowaABI @DrVDV @erikjdominguez1 @LoveDSM @DSMpartnership @MikeO_CIRAS @IowaStateU @CIRAS_ISU @GeraldBeranek @IARadioMan @iowarocknroll @hatsprotocol @nounsdao @cdixon @RaidGuild @coinbase @seedclubhq @podsdotmedia @ethereum @carllippert @rachellekeck @GrandViewUniv @LolasFineSauce @spwalsh1590 @818iowa @DerreckStratton @nbagleague @DSMHBA @IASkilledTrades @abenasankofa EP100 🎙️🎞️ Brad Feld https://t.co/aOd1bVPAHz Whatta wild way to wrap Season 2! Thanks again to @bfeld and to ALL who made this creative season such a gift. #YDNTP
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This Season 2 Finale features an extended conversation (2+ hours) between Brad Feld and Ben McDougal, recorded LIVE in the mountains of Boulder, Colorado.
Welcome to the Season 2 Finale of You Don’t Need This Podcast! EP100 features an extended experience with @bfeld, recorded LIVE in Colorado! https://t.co/aOd1bVPAHz This thread highlights our shared time and cheers to ALL the timeless relics on https://t.co/yh5lh5GkGx 🥂
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People who cheat on their spouses are more likely to cheat at work, too. Evidence: Marital infidelity predicts 2-3x greater odds of professional misconduct among CEOs, financial advisors, and police officers. Integrity is not a 9-5 job. Character counts in every part of life.
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Everyone working in a STEM field should read this - ‘writing is thinking’ https://t.co/pps0zyCURe
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If you voted for this, remove all the Jesus shit from your bio immediately.
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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
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Thanks @BENovator - this was a lot of fun. Iowa’s startup ecosystem has made some important strides in the last decade, and so many people and orgs have contributed to it. But there’s also so much more to do! Excited to see where the future takes us!
@VanessaLMcNeal @MooneyMillions @cfsalads @ycombinator @NicRothStudio @snaadt @ChrisAndrewLo @DMACC_bears @TheDealtHand @1MillionCupsDSM @joeguna @1MCMidwest @1MCGrandIsland @CoffeeZabuni @VentureNetIowa @ChrisSnider @DrakeUniversity @alexmyers83 @Nicole4ABI @IowaABI @DrVDV @erikjdominguez1 @LoveDSM @DSMpartnership @MikeO_CIRAS @IowaStateU @CIRAS_ISU @GeraldBeranek @IARadioMan @iowarocknroll @hatsprotocol @nounsdao @cdixon @RaidGuild @coinbase @seedclubhq @podsdotmedia @ethereum @carllippert @rachellekeck @GrandViewUniv @LolasFineSauce @spwalsh1590 @818iowa @DerreckStratton @nbagleague @NBA EP94 🎙️ Paving Paths https://t.co/sfc7lNkKt0
@EricEngelmann paves paths for fellow founders. We discuss venture studios, @NewBoCo, leveraging large clients, attracting co-founders, avoiding burnout, @EntreFEST, computer science in education, and how Eric wants to be remembered.
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Pretty much the worst thing to do is happening: instead of brain draining the world now the best startups will happen outside of the United States Colossal blunder at the dawn of the age of intelligence
Over 60% of American computer science PhDs are international students, and you think you're just going to magically conjure up homegrown researchers to replace them, and then win the AI race with magic Trump fairy dust? You're a complete moron
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Engineers-turned-PMs keep making the same psychological error in stakeholder meetings. They assume corporate environments reward merit the same way engineering teams do. After studying this pattern for years, I've identified the core disconnect that nobody discusses:
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Warning ⚠️: According to the Nature Index, Harvard is the only US institution in the global top 10 for research output. If its infrastructure is dismantled, the entire top 10 will be Chinese.
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I still think it's weird that so many people are like "I was radicalized by policy mistakes the government made in 2020. So in 2024 I voted for the guy who was president in 2020."
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Every single headline that says "Trump backs down from his instincts" leads markets to rally. Perhaps that tells us something about the value of his instincts.
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startups: free pilots are a net negative free pilots are a net negative free pilots are a net negative
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Every successful start-up had a Magical Sales Rep in the early days: * often from a non-traditional background * >really< got the product, + every use case * knew how use the product to >truly< solve prospects' problems * clever enough to work around big gaps * part evangelist
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Founders: Here's how to structure pilots that actually close: - Max 30 days - 3 mandatory training sessions - Weekly usage metrics reviews - 2 required use cases completed - Success criteria defined up front Charge 25% of annual fee for the pilot. No more endless trials.
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Winter conference season is ramping up already! I’m excited to share my farm’s approach to #CIScoring at this Chicago conference. Nov 12-14 join me by registering here: https://t.co/prfDglSf0l
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