Andrew Ackerman

Joining Mehmet on The CTO Show made me reflect on how often founders get tripped up not by the tech, but by the assumptions driving it. We talked about blind spots, and the signals that really shape early‑stage outcomes. youtu.be/ZWvL5wXIMW0 #Entrepreneurship #StartupLife

Talking with Sonia Couto on Tenacity pushed me to reflect on how often founders unintentionally build in a vacuum — not out of ego, but out of habit, pressure, or simply not knowing what they don’t know. youtu.be/pdP7TNp3ftM?si… #Entrepreneurship #StartupLife #VC

Joining Ahmad Ashrafi on Return on Identity made me take a closer look at how founders navigate ambition, identity, and the pressure to “always be on.” youtu.be/KiH1MX3FLpU #Entrepreneurship #StartupLife #PodcastGuest #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey #Founders #VC

@ZeroRFI_ They don't say it out loud but all too often in the construction sector response to innovation is essentially, "Don't make me change." With @ZeroRFI_ , now they don't have to :-)

We're thrilled to announce that Zero RFI is officially launched. Our ambition is bold: deliver the construction industry from its constant expectation of failure — missed deadlines, blown budgets, poor information flow — by partnering with those closest to the earliest, most consequential decisions: building owners and developers. We're backed by General Catalyst with a $13.8M seed round, and we're just getting started. Founded by civil engineer and tech veteran KP Reddy, founder of Shadow Ventures, Zero RFI is the answer to a question: what happens when you stop trying to make a broken system more efficient and instead build a new one — designed around the owner, powered by innovation, and measured by impact? Our founding portfolio includes Brookwood Group, BuildingWorks, and KP Reddy. If our ambitions resonate with you, we invite you to connect. zero-rfi.com Careers: lnkd.in/eYkZCBxz

What ChatGPT Thinks I Do for a Living 👉 I never let AI write for me. I made an exception this time, for reasons that will quickly become obvious: linkedin.com/posts/andrewba… #founder #investor #accelerator #scaling #chatgpt (Yes, I did ask ChatGPT to make this image. 🙂)

@tandfonline @routledgebooks Sounds simple, right? But most #pitchdecks suck b/c founders don't understand their true purpose. Want to understand the real purpose other key tools (your #elevatorpitch; the #team slide, etc)? Check out #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey here: andrewbackerman.com/book

#Startup advice from The Entrepreneur's Odyssey on the Purpose of Pitch Deck #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey #Startuplife #Entrepreneurship #Founders #VC #PitchDeck cc @tandfonline @routledgebooks

Want to learn other ways to zip when the competition is zagging? Check out #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey here: andrewbackerman.com/book

Thanks @JosuardGonzales for the chance to tell this story. #startups are hard; they don't have to be unnec hard. Sometimes, you beat the competition by avoiding it entirely. Watch #ThePowerHouse: bit.ly/3N3ieCe #Entrepreneurship #VC cc @tandfonline @routledgebooks

@InnMindcom Absolutely. Your pitch deck needs to tell a story and everything in it needs to build up to getting the investor to dig in more deeply to your startup. Save the data dump for your data room.

@andrewackerman Decks aren't data dumps. Most Web3 founders miss that narrative core.

#Startup advice from The Entrepreneur's Odyssey on What Team Slide is Really For #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey #Startuplife #Entrepreneurship #Founders #VC #TeamSlide cc @tandfonline @routledgebooks

#Cofounder care is a big part of what makes for a successful #startup but there are a lot of other tricks and traps so be prepared... and check out #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey: andrewbackerman.com/book

#Startup advice from The Entrepreneur's Odyssey on How to Lose a Co-founder #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey #Startuplife #Entrepreneurship #Founders #VC cc @tandfonline @routledgebooks

Want to learn from a fictional startup's mistakes too? Check out #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey here: andrewbackerman.com/book cc @tandfonline @routledgebooks

@KAnyemedu nailed it on The Entrepreneur Speaks: #entrepreneurship is "learning through setbacks" ... but ideally you learn from other #startups' mistakes instead of yours :-) YouTube: bit.ly/TEOonTES-YT Apple: apple.co/4ar7TJh Spotify: bit.ly/TEOonTESspot

#growthcapitalpodcast cuts right to it Why do talented #entrepreneurs at well-funded #startups fail? How can #founders derisk before #fundraising? What's #VC money for at each stage? Watch: bit.ly/3OQEu2H Listen: apple.co/4aX4Ngd @tandfonline @routledgebooks

I don't think I can understate how much I hate TAM-SAM-Som. Learn how to calculate your #stsartup's #MarketSize correctly in #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey: andrewbackerman.com/book

#Startup advice from The Entrepreneur's Odyssey on TAM-SAM-SOM Marketing Slides #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey #Startuplife #Entrepreneurship #Founders #VC #TAM #SAM #SOM cc @tandfonline @routledgebooks

In #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey the founder and his son talk about a lot of different revenue models for the NYC subway system... and for your startup! andrewbackerman.com/book

#Startup advice from The Entrepreneur's Odyssey on Non-recurring Revenue #TheEntrepreneursOdyssey #Startuplife #Entrepreneurship #Founders #VC #Non-recurringRevenue cc @tandfonline @routledgebooks