Anthony Fiedler
@fiedlerfyi
Anthony Fiedler
For anybody starting a business, here's all of the tools that we use at aragon.ai. (We hit $1M ARR in 4 months, $4M+ ARR in 1+ years):
Admin:
• Clerky - incorporation
• Brex - credit card and banking
• Notion - personal task management, team kanban board, and company documentation
• Google Workspace
• Stripe - payments
• Slack
• Rippling - payroll
• Deel -
Startup Building and Writing and AI Creation
Tech stack for software as a service AI generator
New Deal Checklist - Andy Vandenberg (Twitter)
docs.google.com
ETA - Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and M&A
New Deal Checklist
Setting values/metrics/criteria for deals
Ranking/Priorities
Sourcing
Adam Blumberg on LinkedIn: The Bitcoin Gift Recently a close friend's daughter had her Bat Mitzvah…
linkedin.com
Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin / cryptocurrency gifting to those without wallets / addresses.
OpenDime as hardware / key solution.
Substack earnings for writers
Stablecoins 2.0 - Fintech Ruminations
fintechruminations.com
Cryptocurrency and Stablecoins
Stablecoins 2.0 - The players as Stripe enters the foray with their Bridge acquisition. Paypal has its PyUSD. Circle and Tether, and a few others.
ETA - Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and M&A
Growing Business Through Account Planning - Sales Planning - ETA and PE
Fund and
The case for buying public REITS over private rental properties currently. Where NAV is significantly discounted to equity (20-30% so equity is .76 on the dollar). Viable to increase RE exposure in a liquid fashion.
Indemnification: What Exactly Is a Seller Responsible for When Selling Its Business? | Middle Market Growth
Paul Pincus, Esq.middlemarketgrowth.org
M&A and Insurance and Risk Related
LMM M&A - Selling business, liability around reps & warranties, indemnification.
$20mm and under - not common.
Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.
Hunter Walkhunterwalk.com
Venture Capital and Startup Building
Investing as a VC firm or startup magnet hunting - what is your way to attract