2023 marks the fifth anniversary of publishing quarterly updates on my blog. These updates serve as a tool to provide updates about my family, my businesses, and the community initiatives that I support. Many friends, family members, and online followers have told me they really enjoy reading these updates, and I plan to continue publishing …
My Quarterly Update: Q4 2022
MarketBeat’s Secret to Hitting the Inc. 5000 List for Seven Consecutive Years
To make it on the Inc. 5000 list, you need to hit a three-year growth of 30-40%. MarketBeat has done that for seven consecutive years now. Since we first made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016, we’ve actually multiplied our top-line revenue by 10x while maintaining great margins. I was recently invited by Brandon Maddox, …
My Quarterly Update: Q3 2022
Summer 2022 has been marked by travel, writing, church activities, and focusing on my work at MarketBeat. It has also felt like a time of preparation for the pending transitions that will be happening both personally and professional in the next year. Both of my children will be in elementary school in the fall. Several …
What I’ve Learned Wildly Speculating on NFTs in the Last Five Months
I received a text from my friend John. “Have you minted your Moonbird yet?” My first thought was, “What’s a Moonbird?” I quickly learned that Moonbirds are an NFT project from the Proof Collective and as a holder of a Proof Collective pass, I could mint (create) a Moonbird NFT before everyone else. This was …
My Quarterly Update: Q2 2022
2022 is shaping up to be a year of significant transition both personally and professionally. Our daughter Ady will be entering Kindergarten this fall, marking the first time we have had two kids in school full time since Micah was born in 2012. As MarketBeat grows, My role at the company is transitioning away being …
How Eight Years of Angel Investing Lead to the Launch of a New $17 Million Venture Fund
Eight years ago, I made my first angel investment in a company called Tradesy via Tim Ferris’s AngelList syndicate. Within a matter of months, I made several more investments in startup companies via AngelList. I also made a couple of angel investments directly in local companies. I didn’t know what I was doing at the …
Writing the Next Chapter of South Dakota’s Startup Ecosystem
Over the past few years, it has become apparent that Sioux Falls needs to rethink how it serves startup businesses if we are to be successful as a state that fosters entrepreneurship. The legacy model of business incubation in a dedicated startup facility simply will not work in an era marked by remote work, ubiquitous …
Why You Should Come to Work at MarketBeat — We’re Hiring!
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