hey friends 👋
I’m JDM (aka Josh David Miller), a venture builder, educator, and speaker.
I co-founded Traction Lab , where we work with early-stage companies and portfolios to turn uncertainty into evidence—and evidence into scalable growth and investment readiness.
I also teach, speak, write, and co-host the Traction Lab Podcast .
Check out my recent content below, or read more about me .
Recent Content
I write, speak, make videos, and co-host the Traction Lab Podcast about venture building, startup growth, investment readiness, and the science of figuring out what’s actually true.
These are four of my most recent pieces:
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Shmillip joins the shmow (finally)
Traction Lab Podcast ·Your pitch gets a no, investors call your market too small, and the data won't decide for you. A funeral fintech founder on staying just delusional enough to keep getting back up.
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Bring on the AI co-founders!
Traction Lab Podcast ·You're stalling on hiring because runway's tight and every hire feels irreversible. This founder skipped it entirely — 225 paying customers, zero employees, just AI agents doing the work.
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Traction Lab Live: Is that traction, or are they just being nice?
Traction Lab Podcast ·You have a few paying pilots and a pile of people who say they love the idea. Some of that is signal. Some is just social pressure. We get into how to tell them apart before you try to raise on it.
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Don’t be a tweaker
Traction Thinking ·The pitch deck reports evidence. It cannot create it, no matter how many versions you build.