Donna Harris @dharrisindc
Investor. Philanthropist. Entrepreneur. Backing people, ideas, experiments, & promising seed-stage ventures. More about me: https://t.co/wpQx2TAyRd buildersandbackers.com Northern Virginia Joined June 2010-
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Community projects aren’t “just” projects. They can be step #1 of the best startup playbook we know: ✨ Start scrappy ✨ Do things that don’t scale ✨ Obsess over a few who love you Don’t underestimate local. Small is how world-class ventures begin. bit.ly/CommVen
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A startup isn’t a business. Yet. It’s a search engine. Your job: 🔎 Run experiments ⚡ Spot patterns 🚫 Forget your corporate instincts Act like an explorer, not a CEO. Read: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/startups-are…
Most startups don’t fail fast or scale big. They flounder. “Suffering comes from resisting reality.” Nowhere is that more true than in startups. Here are 9 patterns that keep founders stuck in “zombie” mode—and how to break free: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/suffering-co…
10 obsessed users > 1,000 casual ones. Early traction isn’t about vanity metrics. It’s about proving urgency, getting rich feedback, & sparking virality. If your startup/product disappeared tomorrow, who would scream? Today's Builders Field Guide: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/a-few-raving…
Your biggest competitor as a founder isn’t another startup. It’s you. The Hider. The Approval Addict. The Comfort Seeker. The Identity Anchor. The Discipline Dodger. The Pressure Plate. The Threat Detector. The Controller. Which are you? open.substack.com/pub/buildersfi…
Your biggest competitor as a founder isn’t another startup. It’s you. The Hider. The Approval Addict. The Comfort Seeker. The Identity Anchor. The Discipline Dodger. The Pressure Plate. The Threat Detector. The Controller. Which are you? open.substack.com/pub/buildersfi…
Startups are the hungry wolves—clawing their way up, taking bold swings that shake industries & change lives. Sadly, the American Dream shifted from "build something" to "get hired." Time to change that. Time to climb again 🐺 Which wolf are you? READ: open.substack.com/pub/buildersfi…
Dream big, build smart. @kathleenhale_ almost built the "world's smartest treadmill desk" — heart rate tracking, app sync, the works. She's glad she didn't. Getting Consumer goods features wrong = expensive do-overs. Her playbook for getting it right: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/build-the-jo…
The geography of ideas is dead. The geography of access still rules everything. The startup system itself is ripe for disruption. Read: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/the-geograph…
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