David’s Substack
David DobrovitskyA lot about Web3, AI, Marketing, and Tech, A bit about startup fundraising and business operations.
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The Open Source Trap
There’s a line about open source that gets repeated so often it stops being examined: it’s cheaper, more transparent, more secure, more flexible. Often true. But the comparison usually made — open source license vs. proprietary license — is...
The Utility Belt Theory of Business
Every superhero has a power that does the heavy lifting. Superman has flight and strength. Wonder Woman has divine strength and a lasso that forces truth out of liars. The Flash just outruns the problem’s timeline. Their power is the answer...
What Happens To A Business When The Person Holding It Together Walks Out
The easiest way to underestimate a great operator is to evaluate them while they’re still in the role.
The real test comes after they leave.
I learned this not from a book or a business school case study. I learned it from living on both...
There Is No Correct Startup Valuation. Only Audiences and the Prices They’re Willing to Pay
Ask founders to name the make-or-break moment in fundraising, and they’ll point to the pitch, the product launch, or the first signed customer.
The real one comes earlier: the moment a founder decides what they believe their company is wor...
The Raise That Changed How I Think About Fundraising
Most founders believe their fundraising problem is a network problem.
Get in front of the right people, and everything else takes care of itself.
I believed that too. Then I raised capital twice, in completely different market conditions,...
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Founder & Principal @ DD Capital. Partner @ Chelsea Square Capital. Venture Partner @ Horus Group. Startups, finance, fintech, commercialization, Web3, AI.
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