Dougal Cameron
CEO and co-founder of Golden Section, a Houston growth equity firm that backs B2B software companies. I write about building companies that last, and founders who last with them.
Book
Misery Factories, Meaningful Exits and the Chaos of the Founder Journey
For B2B SaaS founders who are done surviving and ready to build something that lasts. Drawn from fifteen years and more than 400 software companies.
Work
- Co-founder and CEO, Golden Section. Growth equity for B2B software. More than fifty companies backed, active and exited.
- Author, The Balanced Path. Published July 2026.
- The open playbook. 170 mistakes, 87 plays, and 60 templates for software founders, free under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- The Enhancement Doctrine. The firm's published position that AI strengthens vertical software.
- Operator first. Ran software companies before investing in them, and sits on the boards of the ones Golden Section backs.
Writing
- Learning from Failure: An Entrepreneur's Best ToolApril 10, 2020
- How to Deal with Difficult Conversations: Elevate ItApril 3, 2020
- How to Balance Process and InnovationJuly 3, 2019
- The Six Keys to Harnessing Effective Daily Standups for Successful ScalingJuly 1, 2019
- How to Qualify an Enterprise Sales OpportunityJune 21, 2019
- Designing a Scalable Enterprise Sales StrategyJune 20, 2019