Issue #4: When to Walk Away

Continuation bias and the cost of non-compounding drift.

Jan 29 • The Venture Operator

2

Issue #3: The signals that actually matter.

What real demand looks like long before success is evident.

Jan 14 • The Venture Operator

3

Observation: Resilience helps new ventures to say coherent.

Reflections from the final event I attended in 2025, sparked by a founder’s candid journey talk highlighting resilience, disruption, and making unwanted…

Jan 8 • The Venture Operator

3

1

Observation: What CVC activity signals and what it does not.

Observations on what capital deployment signals and what it does not for founders engaging corporate venture capital.

Jan 4 • The Venture Operator

2

1

Issue #2: When Signals Lie

Why seemingly strong demand signals often fail under scrutiny?

Jan 1 • The Venture Operator

1

December 2025

Issue #1: The First Test - How to know if an idea is worth solving

Why most ideas fail before execution even begins?

Dec 23, 2025 • The Venture Operator

1

February 2025

Monday Morning Motivation: You only need to be right once.

"Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once." – Drew Houston, Co-founder of Dropbox.

Feb 2, 2025 • The Venture Operator and Brricey

1

January 2025

2025: Gratitude, Goals, and Growth

Let’s be real: January is almost over, and the New Year hype is fading. Before we start shouting, “This is my year!”, let’s pause, reflect, and get…

Jan 26, 2025 • The Venture Operator and Brricey

1

Discipline does not limit innovation.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment - Jim Rohn

Jan 5, 2025 • The Venture Operator

1

December 2024

It takes many small steps.

"The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today." – Simon Sinek

Dec 8, 2024 • The Venture Operator

1

Act Now!

"Ideas are cheap, execution is everything." - John Doerr.

Dec 1, 2024 • The Venture Operator

1

November 2024

Put Research to Work: How Research Commercialisation could drive Australia's Innovation Economy

Ideas are cheap. Execution is expensive. - Chris Sacca

Nov 27, 2024 • The Venture Operator

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