Matt Ward
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Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
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Past articles by Matt:
Overcoming Existential Risks
We’re living in a dangerous world. Here’s how we can make it that much safer. → Read More
The Existential Risks that Keep Me (And Podcast Guests) Up at Night
120 of the World’s Smartest Scientists and Thought Leaders Weigh in on Apocalypse → Read More
Education — A Tragedy –
The world is changing Faster than ever Time is compressing As technology speeds Progress is staggering Yet also unequal But drive too fast And we forget those we pass Innovation is the answer It is… → Read More
The Hard Truth About Original Content –
Quantity and quality are a lot like supply and demand — demands on quality are proportional to the supply available. Beggers can’t be choosers, right? But as society moves further and further into a… → Read More
Why Blockchain Liquidity is a Bad Thing… –
As a technologist and angel investor, I am very interested in blockchain. → Read More
The Hateful, Hypocritical Theology of Crypto –
It is hard to not laugh at Bitcoin maximalists. History repeats itself, you would think people, especially the “supposedly” intellectual among us would understand that. For most in the blockchain… → Read More
The Top 5 Startup & Technology, Angel Investing and Venture Capital Podcasts in Order
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. If you struggle to uplevel your average and are not in a tech hotspot, here are the best podcasts to supplement your learnings… → Read More
The Amazon Apocalypse is Killing Ecommerce –
Jeff Bezos is the Terminator… and he is killing competition and ecommerce faster than Arnold can say “I’ll be back” My background is ecommerce. Before starting The Syndicate and investing in early… → Read More
Replay of “Ben Gilbert of Acquired on The End of Government, The Death of Apple and The Amazon…
Ben Gilbert’s an ex-Microsoft guy with a passion for startups and growth. He runs Pioneer Square Labs, an innovative venture studio that after raising $12M, has cranked out half a dozen successful… → Read More
The Exponential Boom, Bust and Rebirth of the ICO Economy, ie Dotcom Bubble with Dumber Money
The blockchain build up is eerily reminiscent of the Dotcom era — inexperienced founders with only an idea raising absurd amounts of money to build a product and take it to market. We all remember… → Read More
Replay of “Zach Coelius on 1st Billion Dollar AngelList Exit and Building a Top Tier Syndicate”
Zach is a 4 time entrepreneur, full time angel investor and all around good and helpful guy. His Cruise Automation syndicate was the first billion dollar exit on AngelList and he’s invested and… → Read More
Who Ever Heard Of Crowdfunding A Startup App? –
Crowdfunding is still a foreign concept to most. Matt Ward explains the mechanics for a solid funding foundation before launching a software startup. → Read More
Creating a Product vs Building a Business
The difference between single product startups and sustainable brand businesses - which companies win in the end? → Read More
Passion vs Profit
An analysis of traditional business arguments concerning passion and profit and how crowdfunding and creativity are changing the way entrepreneurs do business. → Read More
9 Necessary Tips to Moving to China for Startup Manufacturing
Tips and experience for relocating to China to pursue manufacturing a product and challenges to expect with the process. → Read More
Being Yourself – The Entrepreneur’s Unfair Advantage to Conquer Big Name Brands
Strategies startups, specifically crowdfunded creators, can use to create awesome unfair advantages against big via businesses and better connect with customers via personality and passion. → Read More
Why Compelling Kickstarter Branding can Send a Simple Startup Viral
How to create an international, engaging brand experience around which to build a business. → Read More
The 4 fatal flaws of failed Kickstarter campaigns
A look at the common failure points for Kickstarter campaigns, why promising startups fail and learn how to avoid these hurdles all together. → Read More