Field notes from the workshop.

What we learn building a dozen ventures, written down — venture building, product strategy, startup finance, and the occasional dumb idea that turned out to be right.

Finance

FinanceAug 30, 20265 min read

Scaling Your Financial Strategy with Fractional Expertise

Discover how fractional CFOs and financial experts help startups scale smartly without full-time costs. Learn the playbook for strategic growth.

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Aug 30, 2026Finance

Finance on Demand: CFOs Fuel Startup Growth

Discover how fractional CFO leadership provides startups with strategic financial expertise on demand, enabling scalable growth without the cost of a full-time hire.

5 min

Aug 30, 2026Building

Why Growing Ventures Are Switching to Fractional CFOs

Discover why startups and scale-ups are choosing fractional CFOs over full-time hires—and how this flexible model drives growth while cutting costs.

6 min

Jun 15, 2026Building

The Death of the Bad MVP: Why We Built Jetdale

The startup world worshipped the MVP — then shipped half-baked products that validated nothing. Why the traditional MVP fails, and how Jetdale forces the discipline that saves it.

4 min

Jun 15, 2026Building

From One Sentence to a World-Class Build Plan: Inside Jetdale’s Core Logic

Discover how Jetdale’s core logic transforms a single sentence into a world-class build plan, and learn how Donkey Ideas applies similar venture-building principles to turn ideas into scalable businesses.

5 min

Apr 22, 2026Strategy

Why Your Worst Ideas Are Your Best Business Assets

The line between a 'dumbass idea' and a market-leading innovation is thinner than you think. Discover how to systematically mine your worst concepts for breakthrough potential and build a culture of fearless innovation.

4 min

Apr 13, 2026Building

Engineering Virality: the Go Virall Pipeline

Discover how scaling-focused engineering builds automated viral growth pipelines. We explore the technical architecture and data-driven processes behind platforms like Go Virall.

5 min

Apr 13, 2026Building

From Zero to Viral: The Narrative-Driven Venture Build

Discover how Donkey Ideas' transformation style methodology turned a simple concept into Go Virall, a trending social media analytics platform, by crafting a compelling story from day one.

4 min

Apr 13, 2026Building

Engineering the Ultimate Fan Cave: Scaling CFB Social

Discover how a tech-forward, scaling-first approach built CFB Social into a dynamic hub for college football fans, from initial architecture to handling peak traffic surges.

4 min

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