Escape Velocity.

Helping Founders Accelerate into the Stratosphere

Cockroach versus Thoroughbred.

Matthew’s path to building Mav wasn’t linear—and that’s exactly why it worked. From early tech obsession to hard lessons learned the hard way, he shares how failure sharpened his instincts and fueled the creation of Mav, an AI insurance agent replacing traditional call centers through friendly, always-on texting. In this…

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Never trust a lead you didn’t earn.

Dan Simon has seen the media business from the inside—and from the bottom. Before founding Qwoted, Dan…

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Plan Z: Build for the upside, not survival.

From catching the first internet boom out of Princeton, to taking a company public early in his…

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Cockroach versus Thoroughbred.

Leadership

The Seven Traps Founders Must Avoid

Across more than 150 startups, the mistakes that hurt most rarely look like mistakes at the time….

Impact

Community-Powered Capital, Measured Through the Mudita SoulScore™

Our take on quantifying impact beyond investor returns, and community as a growth exponent.

People

5 Contagious Habits of Great Leaders

Jim VandeHei lays out the five universally applicable principles that help him stay fast, agile, and impactful,…

The Escape Velocity Podcast.

Strategies, mindsets, and tactics from hyper-growth founders.
Learn what it takes to launch, scale, and win.

Strategies, mindsets, and tactics from hyper-growth founders.

Learn what it takes to launch, scale, and win.

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Choose your hard.

Build space ladders, not excuses.

Never trust a lead you didn’t earn.

Beyond the Pitch

News from the front lines of company-building.

Forty5Park: AI-native portfolio intelligence platform helping the $20 trillion institutional real estate market make faster, smarter decisions.

Implentio: AI-powered logistics intelligence helping ecommerce brands recover margins and make smarter supply chain decisions.

NQS: AI-enabled trauma registry platform helping hospitals improve workflows & capture revenue from care delivered.

Forty5Park: AI-native portfolio intelligence platform helping the $20 trillion institutional real estate market make faster, smarter decisions.

Implentio: AI-powered logistics intelligence helping ecommerce brands recover margins and make smarter supply chain decisions.

NQS: AI-enabled trauma registry platform helping hospitals improve workflows & capture revenue from care delivered.

Playbooks for Scale

Battle-tested tactics for builders turning traction into durable growth.

Scale

Ditch Your Plan B

Conventional wisdom says smart founders always have a backup plan. Plan B feels responsible. It sounds prudent. It signals maturity. In venture-backed startups, it often does the opposite. The most effective founders don’t win by hedging. They win by committing.

Investment

Choosing The Right VC Partner

The moment you take venture capital, you’re entering one of the most consequential relationships of your professional life. This isn’t a transaction — it’s a long-term partnership that will shape your pace, your decisions, and your experience of building.

Non-podcast Choosing the Right VC Partner

The Seven Traps Founders Must Avoid

Seven beliefs that sound like wisdom and quietly cost founders the company.

Five Steps to Take Now to Maximize Your Exit Value

The decisions that determine your exit are usually made years before the buyer shows up.

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Hiring for Velocity

Key Interview Questions That Actually Predict Performance.

Why Founders Choose Mudita.

Where proven experience meets constructive coaching.

"Immediately grasped our transformative potential."

It’s rare to find investors who combine deep expertise with genuine visionary thinking. While other investors focused solely on our current metrics, Mudita immediately grasped the vision and inspired us to think bigger.

Mudita doesn’t just invest in where we are today—they’re actively partnering with us to build where we’re going.

Katy Aucoin

CEO & Co-founder,
Curated for You

"An exponent to our growth."

The team offers x-factor and ingenuity that fuels innovation in a measurable way.

What stands out most to me is their deep understanding of what our business needs to accelerate success and ability to quickly bring those accelerants to life.

Carly Bigi

CEO & Founder,
Laws of Motion

"Not just an investment, it is a partnership."

Mudita goes beyond typical venture support–creating an inclusive environment that encourages founders to interact, share experiences, and learn from one another.

It’s not just an investment; it’s a partnership that exemplifies excellence in every aspect.

Fahim Sheikh

CEO & Co-founder,
Trellis

The Escape Velocity Podcast.

Strategies, mindsets, and tactics from hyper-growth founders.
Learn what it takes to launch, scale, and win.

Strategies, mindsets, and tactics from hyper-growth founders.

Learn what it takes to launch, scale, and win.

RSS

Choose your hard.

How second-time founder Wes Mathews built conviction, traction, and momentum by deliberately choosing the hard that compounds.

Build space ladders, not excuses.

How Blastpoint democratizes innovation where every member of the team sees obstacles as design problems to be overcome.

Never trust a lead you didn’t earn.

How repeat founder and CEO Dan Simon refused shortcuts, earned product-market fit the hard way, and scaled Qwoted into a thriving two-sided marketplace with 50% ARR growth.