Greg

Developer and designer. Has an idea and needs a co-founder.

Los Angeles, CA, USAOn FounderCloud since 2019

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About

I am an innovation-oriented, seasoned founder, CEO, designer, builder, and generalist, savvy in agentic AI. I am also a married US Navy veteran based in Southern California. While I am definitely the "visionary leader" type, I am not just a strategy guy, and more than capable of getting my hands dirty.

What Greg is building

The idea

After 30 years of building startups and companies, and coaching startup founders, I am currently building a near-autonomous venture studio. We are building validated solutions to validated problems and continuously innovating a portfolio of ventures.

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Answers in the Nest

What qualities or traits do you look for in a co-founder?“All these are great things to look for! Personally before I get that far, I look at it the same way I do investments in founders and back when I was single and dating: 1) Does this person have **INTEGRITY**? 2) Can I see myself having a healthy relationship with this person in 10 years? In the U.S. marriages on average last 7.8 years. (*phew I am clear!*) so you have to be in love with this person (*without wanting to sleep with them of course*) in such a strong way that it is clear to you that this has a VERY STRONG chance of lasting longer than the average marriage. Then it's a variety of other things but one of the bigger ones for me that also relates to the last point is, how well do I think this person can manage working with my particular approach/attitudes/strengths-vs-weaknesses/character in the long haul (e.g. Is this person patient and open-minded to creative types) Biggest things is Integrity though for sure”What are your methods for validating your start-up idea?“Methodologies including Lean Canvas and SLAM help a lot with breaking down key assumptions. This is about as optional as learning fly before dogfighting in a 35 million dollar jet. Next is talking to the right users. It is absolutely crucial to be asking the correct questions though. Flying blind in user-testing especially during product-market fit can be fatal. If you don't know the in and out's of user interviews, you might as well just ask them if they think you are nice. One way of knowing you have a fit is when users start pulling you in directions you are not yet at. Bug fixes, adding more features, etc. Another is are they telling anyone about your products? Brand ambassadors that you don't specifically recruit are a great sign you are getting traction. But the number one way to validate product-market fit? Are you getting paid yet?”