Talks & Workshops
Talk: "The Founder-Friendly Trap" at ACFE Pittsburgh
Exploring how “founder-friendly” partners, isolation, and a lack of organizational controls can set the stage for disaster - and what we can all do to prevent it.
Drewsletter
001: Hello, World
The first send from the monthly Drewsletter about what I'm building, learning, and un-learning.
Memos
Deal Memo: Burble Wellness
An AI-powered app delivering personalized hypnosis and subconscious therapy audio sessions, tailored to your needs for sleep, anxiety, and stress relief.
Talks & Workshops
Talk: "Ethical Fading" at Yale School of Management
How far would you go to close the deal? More than 80% of participants had no problem misrepresenting their intentions, muddling material details, or outright lying in order to close the deal. I understand that more than most.
Podcasts
Podcast: ShowUp, When Business Gets Messy
Stories like the FedEx CEO who gambled the company's last $5k to keep the company afloat fuel an unhealthy appetite for risk that has become core to the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Talks & Workshops
Talk: "Failed to Fail" at Drexel's Close School of Entrepreneurship
Rather than acknowledging reality, I made an attempt to fake it ‘til you make it. And the consequences were far worse than if I had just faced failure head-on.
Podcasts
Podcast: Nightmare Success, From Peak to Valley
Brent Cassity's Nightmare Success podcast was the perfect place to share my startup failure story in podcast form for the first time.