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Eugene Hill

Eugene “Gene” Hill is a seasoned executive and former global CFO with a career shaped by real pressure: capital raises, acquisitions, restructurings, and operating decisions made when the numbers really mattered. I worked across institutions and companies, including JPMorgan Chase through Manufacturers Hanover Bank, a Bain Capital portfolio company, Cisco Systems, and multiple technology-driven businesses. Over that span, he led or supported more than $1 billion in capital raises and transactions across M&A, IPOs, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine debt, and working-capital facilities. The constant theme has been the same: capital is not a toy. It is a survival tool, especially when markets tighten. Hill built GRITeconomy for founders and owners in the Silicon Slopes and mid-mountain west because he believes the years ahead will be more volatile, not less.  Website: www.griteconomy.com

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Series A Is Permission to Prove the Model:

Aug 25, 2026

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3 min read

Series A Is Permission to Prove the Model:

Series B Is Permission to Scale It.

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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What Series B Really Rewards:

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

What Series B Really Rewards:

Operational Maturity, Proof, and Leverage

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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The Business Case for Financial Security in Startups

Aug 18, 2026

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4 min read

The Business Case for Financial Security in Startups

Why founders should design for resilience, not just speed

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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How to Raise Without Sounding Desperate:

Aug 13, 2026

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5 min read

How to Raise Without Sounding Desperate:

The Art of Calm, Credible Company Fundraising

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill
Start Your Series B Prep Before Your Series A Check Clears:

Aug 11, 2026

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4 min read

Start Your Series B Prep Before Your Series A Check Clears:

The gap between rounds keeps stretching. The founders who survive it started braking early.

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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What "The Little Red Hen" Taught Me About Startup Founders Who Build Something Real

Aug 6, 2026

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3 min read

What "The Little Red Hen" Taught Me About Startup Founders Who Build Something Real

Never Ask Permission, Don't Wait For Consensus

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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The Danger of Scaling Before You're Repeatable:

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

The Danger of Scaling Before You're Repeatable:

Why Premature Growth Creates Fundraising Pain Later

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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How to Build an Investor-Ready Operating Cadence:

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

How to Build an Investor-Ready Operating Cadence:

Weekly Start-Up Habits That Create Trust

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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Why Utah and Idaho Founders Need to Sell a Different Story:

Jul 28, 2026

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4 min read

Why Utah and Idaho Founders Need to Sell a Different Story:

Local Advantages, But the Same Investor Expectations

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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The Metrics That Matter More Than the Pitch Deck

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

The Metrics That Matter More Than the Pitch Deck

What really drives next-round conviction

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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Series A Confidence, Series B Discipline:

Jul 21, 2026

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4 min read

Series A Confidence, Series B Discipline:

Mindset Shift Founders Need

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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What Founders Mean When They Say We're Close:

Jul 16, 2026

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4 min read

What Founders Mean When They Say We're Close:

How Investors Interpret Ambiguous Fundraising Language

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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When It's Time to Cut Burn:

Jul 14, 2026

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5 min read

When It's Time to Cut Burn:

Signals That Survival Mode Is the Right Move

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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From Early Wins to Repeatable Revenue:

Jul 9, 2026

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3 min read

From Early Wins to Repeatable Revenue:

Turning Traction into a System

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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How a Bad Investor Fit Becomes an Operating Problem:

Jul 7, 2026

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5 min read

How a Bad Investor Fit Becomes an Operating Problem:

The Post-Close Consequences Founders Don't Model Enough

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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For the Startup Founder, The First Yes Is the Hardest Yes:

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

For the Startup Founder, The First Yes Is the Hardest Yes:

How Momentum Changes a Raise

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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Why Your Burn Rate Tells a Bigger Story Than You Think:

Jun 30, 2026

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5 min read

Why Your Burn Rate Tells a Bigger Story Than You Think:

What Investors Infer from Spend Patterns

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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What Clear Path to Profitability Really Means:

Jun 25, 2026

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6 min read

What Clear Path to Profitability Really Means:

The phrase investors use and the math behind it

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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The Series B Story Starts Before You Fundraise:

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

The Series B Story Starts Before You Fundraise:

How to Build the Narrative Months in Advance

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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How to Extend Runway Without Killing Momentum:

Jun 18, 2026

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6 min read

How to Extend Runway Without Killing Momentum:

The Playbook for Disciplined Scaling

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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For the Series B Investor, Why Revenue Alone is Not Enough:

Jun 16, 2026

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5 min read

For the Series B Investor, Why Revenue Alone is Not Enough:

The Difference Between Growth and Proof

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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The Operating Discipline Series B Investors Reward:

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

The Operating Discipline Series B Investors Reward:

How to Make Your Company Feel Less Chaotic

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill
Why Founders Get Stuck Between A and B:

Jun 9, 2026

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6 min read

Why Founders Get Stuck Between A and B:

The Gap Between Traction and Investability

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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Repeatable Revenue Beats Heroic Growth:

Jun 4, 2026

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6 min read

Repeatable Revenue Beats Heroic Growth:

What Consistency Really Means Before Series B

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill

Tech

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The Hidden Cost of a Good Series A Investor:

Jun 2, 2026

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6 min read

The Hidden Cost of a Good Series A Investor:

Why Cap Table Decisions Can Shape Your Next 24 Months

Eugene Hill
Eugene Hill
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