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Bursts of Color - Series A: The Ivy League
For a startup, raising Series A or B in this environment is like a high school student applying to the Ivy League.
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - What the Duck
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for a special Mother’s Day edition… about ducklings in my backyard.
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - ARR or ERR?
I caught up with a founder last week who was early to build an enterprise-facing AI business.
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Co-Founder Tenure
It takes a long time to build a successful company.
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Every Business is a Sales Business
Last week I found myself nodding and laughing along to Andrew Chen’s post: Every Marketing Channel Sucks Right Now. He’s got a bunch of useful…
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Tombstone
We lost two cultural icons from my era last week:
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Geoff Donaker
Bursts of Color - Three Acquisitions
After a few slow years in M&A land, it has been wonderful to see three portfolio companies announce positive outcomes early in 2025:
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color is a newsletter for start-up leaders who work with Burst Capital. It's meant to include products, people and ideas that I think are interesting and maybe relevant for you.

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