Matt Mullenweg

Weather delays. Compliance gaps. Lost days and lost dollars. Every contractor knows the pain. Pavewise, based in North Dakota and built by operators who’ve lived it, has just raised a $2.5M seed round led by C2 Ventures Fund II, alongside Connetic Ventures, Service Provider Capital, M25, gener8tor 1889, and Broadwater Capital. Their platform brings real-time compliance, weather, and production tracking to road construction, helping crews make better calls, cut rework, and keep projects on time. This is exactly what we mean when we talk about our thesis, Dirty, Dull, and Dangerous innovation: solving real operational problems in essential industries with durable tech. https://lnkd.in/eecPMHdN

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Recently, an e-commerce company based here in Louisiana reached out because they wanted a UI/UX audit of their site to improve sales. We started the audit by recommending the obvious improvements, such as compressing images to enhance load speeds and adding alt texts and meta descriptions. But as we dug deeper, we had a powerful insight. 💡My ah-ha moment: With Google now using Core Web Vitals as ranking signals, these measurements look at loading speed, interactivity, and visual stability, all of which overlap with many accessibility best practices in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). What else I found: • Adding accessibility features can 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟬–𝟭𝟱%. • Data from Mixpanel shows that WCAG-compliant websites had 𝟯𝟳% 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. • Analytics company Contentsquare reported 𝟮𝟱% 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 on accessible websites within the same industry. Adding accessibility measurements like using sans serif fonts, high-contrast color palettes, clearly labeled buttons, and accessible navigation not only makes your site easier to use for people with disabilities (and meets ADA digital accessibility requirements), but also increases your web conversion. It all makes sense! Since search engines and screen readers access the same kinds of digital elements, when you make your website more accessible, you’re also making it more search engine-friendly. I’d love to hear from others. What is your experience in making your website more inclusive and effective? https://lnkd.in/ghuhWxGD

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Most businesses I work with, whether it’s a massive ranch, or a small business, start with the same mistake in Airtable, they treat it like a prettier spreadsheet. But here’s the trick: Don’t start by adding fields. Start by mapping your workflow. Ask: What information repeats itself? What’s the “one source of truth” for that info? Who needs to see it, and in what context? When you design around relationships instead of columns, Airtable becomes a system that manages complexity for you instead of adding to it. That shift, workflow first, tables second, is what turns Airtable from “another place to type data” into the actual command center of your business.

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🚀 Every.io partners with Capital Factory The Texas startup ecosystem is thriving, and I'm excited to announce Every.io's partnership with Capital Factory to support their growing community of entrepreneurs. Through this collaboration: - Every's back office platform integrates with multiple CF's incubation programs. - We'll be bringing workshops, office hours, and constant founder back-office support. - Our team will support the CF community at upcoming events. - We will reduce the barrier of entry and provide special offers on formation, banking, payroll, accounting, taxes, and much more. These founders need the back-office infrastructure that scales with them. Want to learn more about what we offer? Chat with us here: https://lnkd.in/ggjPP43x Looking forward to supporting thousands of companies annually across Capital Factory's communities. #CapitalFactory #TexasStartups #Austin #BuildWithEvery

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ICYMI: In our JavaScript for AI session with Sitebulb we covered what to audit for LLM accessibility. Similar to a tech SEO audit that reviews accessibility issues on your site for Google & other search engines, an "LLM Accessibility Audit" should include: 1) a review of what content, on what pages, is only available in rendered JS (and, therefore, NOT accessible to most LLMs) 2) a review of what information is available - that you might not realize - in response HTML (e.g. embarrassing, jokey, confidential, or private info) (It's not too late! Catch the recording here >> https://lnkd.in/dBUQ8GkK)

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Who is buying devshop services? For sub 100k builds, founders are likely better served by vibe coding Most industries have pretty good enterprise software to cover large old school companies looking to spend 100k-2m a year If you want something game changing and truly bespoke, you likely have to hire the developers so you can maintain yourself after But the dev shops clearly continue to exist (in huge numbers). Which means someone must be paying them. But who? #shipsandshipping #maritime #growth #startup #inhouseonly

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I spent Q4 testing agent frameworks with Lab members. Not theoretical demos. Real implementations for solo founder businesses. Some created genuine capacity, freeing founders from operations so they could work on partnerships, products, strategic initiatives. Others? Time sinks that automated nothing meaningful. If you're building agents for your business in 2026, here's where to start: 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 "𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰" Google's primer on agentic AI explains the core distinction: autonomy vs. chatbots https://lnkd.in/gFD7EABN This matters because most founders are still thinking in terms of task automation. Agents create something different, systems that handle decisions, not just execution. 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 OpenAI Academy's workflow introduction shows how tools and memory combine https://lnkd.in/gtJHCRkK The bridge between "interesting demo" and "runs my lead qualification process" is understanding this architecture. 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻: 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝟱-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 Models, tools, orchestration, memory, evals. The full stack from prototype to production https://lnkd.in/gDixaQcX 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 Real-world agent patterns that actually work at scale https://lnkd.in/gs3jPjnd This is where you learn what breaks and how to build for reliability. 𝗜𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 Watch agents build agents. Practical walkthrough of agentic coding https://lnkd.in/gjJZuZ26 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 Mission Control interface for autonomous development agents https://lnkd.in/gtEeCJZD The progression matters here. Start with understanding agentic vs. automated. Build architecture knowledge. Get hands-on. Learn production patterns. Then deploy. When you're ready to dive in: https://mightyailab.com

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Still slightly wild when I see Candor is SO TRUSTED by public companies that we're a delegated direct EDGAR filing access. This notification represents more than a technical integration—it's a declaration of institutional trust. When public companies grant EDGAR delegation access, they're entrusting their most critical regulatory communications to an external platform. This isn't just about convenience or efficiency. It's about confidence in a partner's ability to handle the legal and compliance infrastructure that keeps companies in good standing with the SEC. For General Counsels, this level of delegation signals a fundamental shift in how modern enterprises approach stock compensation management. Are we witnessing the evolution from internal compliance teams managing every detail to strategic partnerships that extend regulatory capabilities? When companies choose to delegate such critical functions, it reflects their assessment of where true expertise and reliability reside in today's market.

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“Never ever use fundraising advisors. Period.” @ Harry Stebbings I rarely agree with absolutist takes but this one is so correct. I’ve never been in a late-stage venture — maybe, advisors are helpful to structure a 100M round — but the entire concept is laughable in early-stage VC-funded startups. We’re not in 1983 when you’d raise from family offices and you needed someone in a tailored suit to bring you to a soirée where the checks are written. You can literally text people on LinkedIn and most would respond. This entire industry rests on exploiting first-time founders without a network.

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