by Anthony Domenici | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
I was talking with Russell Kohn from Pale Blue Dot the other day and somehow ended up on holiday planning. In May. It sounds early until you’ve been through a Q4 where things didn’t go the way you expected. That’s usually when it clicks. The holiday season isn’t won...
by Anthony Domenici | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
There’s a moment every CPG founder knows. You’re staring at a spreadsheet at midnight, your product just landed its first retail account, and you realize: the way you’ve been managing money is no longer enough. What got you here won’t get you...
by Anthony Domenici | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Founders usually focus on the deck, the model, and the pitch. All critical. But there’s a quieter lever that second-time founders never ignore: strategic PR in the months leading up to a raise. Most first-time founders treat PR as a “nice to have.” Investors don’t....
by Anthony Domenici | Jan 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Growth rarely waits for cash. A large wholesale order comes in, the customer is ready, and demand is real. Then the practical question hits: how do you fund production, materials, labor, and freight before you get paid? That moment is familiar to Marshall Lebovits of...
by Anthony Domenici | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
How First-Time Founders Can Raise a Friends & Family Round (and the Questions Everyone Asks) Most first-time founders hit the same moment: you’re ready to build, you need early capital, and the people most willing to bet on you are the ones who already know...
by Anthony Domenici | Nov 10, 2025 | CPG, Uncategorized
Most founders start a CPG company with a product, a vision, and energy to spare. What they don’t start with is a financial foundation — and that’s the part that quietly determines whether they can scale or whether the wheels fall off later. Here’s the truth: Day One...
