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Building in Layers: The Compound Startup Playbook

Dec 23, 2025

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7 min read

Building in Layers: The Compound Startup Playbook

A practical guide to building startups in regulated systems

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+3

How to Build in a Market That Won’t Let You In

Dec 3, 2025

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10 min read

How to Build in a Market That Won’t Let You In

"I would argue that there was probably more risk in this startup than most."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

500 global

+20

What Your CEO Won't Tell You About Your Stock Options

Mar 7, 2025

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6 min read

What Your CEO Won't Tell You About Your Stock Options

“The company that you held shares in: if it went to zero, would you regret that you didn't sell?"

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+18

Investor Insights for African Startups with Capria Ventures’ Mobola da-Silva

Feb 24, 2025

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3 min read

Investor Insights for African Startups with Capria Ventures’ Mobola da-Silva

“We're getting a bit more creative in Africa around funding for startups.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+19

2025 Cybersecurity Trends, Insights and Storytelling Advice from YL Ventures' Andy Ellis

Jan 27, 2025

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3 min read

2025 Cybersecurity Trends, Insights and Storytelling Advice from YL Ventures' Andy Ellis

"Reading the room is knowing when somebody already agrees with you.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

emerging investor

+18

Seed-stage Valuation Insights from Lightspeed's Nnamdi Iregbulem

Dec 17, 2024

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3 min read

Seed-stage Valuation Insights from Lightspeed's Nnamdi Iregbulem

“A lot of the pitches I get are basically two people, a PowerPoint deck, and their dog."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+17

 How Fractional CFOs Become a CEO's 'Strategic Teammate'

Dec 16, 2024

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3 min read

How Fractional CFOs Become a CEO's 'Strategic Teammate'

"Part of it is getting a handle on cash flow and spend.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+17

From PhD to CEO: Sahil Agarwal of Enkrypt AI Shares Essential Lessons for Aspiring Founders

Dec 10, 2024

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3 min read

From PhD to CEO: Sahil Agarwal of Enkrypt AI Shares Essential Lessons for Aspiring Founders

"Don't pitch a technology. Pitch a story."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+22

How to run a board meeting in 60 minutes

Nov 1, 2024

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3 min read

How to run a board meeting in 60 minutes

“Our motto is: ‘go towards where it hurts.’ Go fix it.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+17

Starting up in stealth

Oct 31, 2024

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3 min read

Starting up in stealth

"It’s much harder to be mediocre at a small startup," says TigerEye CEO/co-founder Tracy Young.

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+20

Unlocking growth-stage VC: Insights from CapitalG's Jill (Greenberg) Chase and James Luo

Sep 25, 2024

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3 min read

Unlocking growth-stage VC: Insights from CapitalG's Jill (Greenberg) Chase and James Luo

"Could this company be a $100 billion company? Could it be a trillion-dollar company?”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+20

How Dovetail CEO Benjamin Humphrey scaled an Australian startup to global success

Sep 18, 2024

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3 min read

How Dovetail CEO Benjamin Humphrey scaled an Australian startup to global success

“I think you just have to develop a thick skin as a founder.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

PLG

+20

Understanding early-stage PLG with Laura Schaffer (VP Growth, Amplitude)

Aug 16, 2024

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3 min read

Understanding early-stage PLG with Laura Schaffer (VP Growth, Amplitude)

“If you think of payment, it's just a kind of friction.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+17

 “A 10-minute pitch isn't enough for me to know whether I want to invest in you or not.”

Aug 7, 2024

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3 min read

“A 10-minute pitch isn't enough for me to know whether I want to invest in you or not.”

Deb Kemper, managing partner, Golden Seeds Ventures

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+18

“When we started, AI wasn't a thing.”

Aug 6, 2024

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3 min read

“When we started, AI wasn't a thing.”

VAST Data CEO/founder Renen Hallak on early-stage customer discovery + acquisition

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+15

Felicis' Viviana Faga on early-stage AI brand development + investment tactics

Jul 17, 2024

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3 min read

Felicis' Viviana Faga on early-stage AI brand development + investment tactics

"Be brief, be bold, be gone. Get your point across and then move on.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+14

Transcript | S2E2: Drew Glover of Fiat Ventures: Capital-Efficient Growth and Discovering Diverse Talent

Jul 12, 2024

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3 min read

Transcript | S2E2: Drew Glover of Fiat Ventures: Capital-Efficient Growth and Discovering Diverse Talent

"A lot of founders... assume that all money is good money."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

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