by Mark McNally | Dec 27, 2020 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
So, we have recently announced the launch of our Venture Studio – Nobody Studios. I’m beyond thrilled; we’ve been working on this all year. In line with our value of transparency… We’ll be openly sharing our entire journey along the way....
by Mark McNally | Dec 13, 2020 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
Back in 1999 when money was no object for this young lad. I fantasized and spoke to my co-founders about building an incubator at the time. Bill Gross was just getting started and we intended to be better than him. Money became a thing again, and we mostly went back...
by Mark McNally | Dec 11, 2020 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
Back to the Garage Basics I don’t blame any founder for maximizing their returns. God bless them. But FB put in motion a very counter-intuitive chain of events. Why? How? Follow the money. Traditionally, the BIG money guys, were comfortable making 20-50% on late...
by Mark McNally | Dec 9, 2020 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
Back to the Garage Basics Way back when startups were started in the garage, ran on founder’s credit cards, begging family and friends to give them 2, 5, 10k to get their idea off the ground. Now most times I speak to a founder CEO w an idea they tell me how...
by Mark McNally | Dec 7, 2020 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
In reflecting on the 10+ startups where I’ve been a founder or Senior Exec. I tried to glean the lessons that would lead me to the ground rules around the future companies I would be involved in creating. One thing stood out. The Lack of Transparency. Was a time...
by Mark McNally | Dec 5, 2020 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
What does it mean? Everything about what we’re doing with this next venture is meant to stretch, challenge, and make us uncomfortable. So, people first? I’m hoping to see the power of the crowd here. What SHOULD it mean? Off the top of my head: Upside...
