Since 2015, the General Partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have advised the founders of more than 125 startups. The firm’s mission is to help founders become great CEOs. Founders spend so much energy on hiring. They read about it. They practice. They build rituals. They do retros. They even…

Since 2015, the General Partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have advised the founders of more than 125 startups. The firm’s mission is to help founders become great CEOs. Admit it. You look at your financial model at most a handful of times each year. It’s ok. This is a…

Since 2015, Enjoy The Work (ETW) has guided more than 300 separate transactions, ranging from $1M seed rounds to $150M growth equity raises, for startups across the globe. For much of the last decade, the lines between fundraising rounds blurred as check sizes and valuations soared. Interest rates were zero…

Since 2015, the partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have supported founders across more than 125 startups around the globe, representing more than $13B in combined market value. I have a neighbor. Name is George. Marine veteran. Early 70s. Built like a mountain carved down into the shape of a…

How it started In 2015 I became obsessed with a simple question: How do founders get better at their jobs? I interviewed entrepreneurs, board members, and investors. Person after person responded with confusion as if the answer was obvious to everyone but me. “It’s the founder’s job to get better…

We guide a lot of fundraises. And we see them across a wide spread of geographies, domains, and stages. 125 startups. 300+ raises in total. $1.5B+ in total capital. We’ve worked with startups ranging from Seed stage med-tech in one corner of the world to growth-stage fintech in another. Our…

Let me know if this scenario sounds familiar. You’ve hired someone, ramped them, and set them loose. While the world begins in balance, at some point, you recognize a gap. Performance and expectations are at odds. You provide some feedback. Offer assistance. But the gap still remains, or worse, it…

To “work with” or to “work for”? That is the question. Or at least, it’s the question I’ve been contemplating whenever I hear someone talk about the people that “work for” them. I’ve concluded that the phrase is damaging, so I’ve been attempting to eliminate it from my speech. …

In the early startup days, life is a blur. You’re involved in everything. You’re doing everything. You’re building a product (that doesn’t really work). You’re talking to customers (who won’t quite buy). You’re courting new hires (who you can’t quite close). You’re pitching investors (who you can’t yet convince). And…