Entrepreneurship
« Previous EntriesWhen to write your business plan (vs. customer development)
Monday, October 10th, 2011Well most people would start the painful process of writing a business plan right away as they have their first idea for their startup, often taking months, just getting ready because that’s what they are trained to do –…
FREE access to excellent video training from Founder Institute
Monday, February 14th, 2011I got an email from the great Silicon Valley StartupDigest newsletter and its giving subscribers free access to some really useful training for startups, check it out.
Founder’s Note: We have partnered up with the Founder Institute to get
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So many details to get your Startup off the ground…
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010A colleague at Stanford, serial entrepreneur and friend Joe Beninato has a really great new blog based around his adventures on his 7th startup Tello.
His is an example of the many granular things that just need…
How to create a motivational Dream Wall
Friday, August 6th, 2010One of the sales people that works for me was having a few troubles getting “psyched up” to make cold calls to prospects and we sat down to discuss how he was feeling. After a short while I decided…
Ron Conway and Paul Graham startup success data
Monday, August 2nd, 2010I was watching Michael Arrington interviewing Ron Conway and Paul Graham and this is what I learned and also my own view after several startups of my own and those of friends.
So Ron’s very simple data from 500+
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Great lessons from an Angel Investor Matt Coffin
Friday, November 27th, 2009This is one of the best videos I have ever watched to help startups see what makes sense in coming up with an idea and other great lessons, how to avoid building something no one cares about, what angels…
Make sure your business plan gets read – build a “killer” exec summary
Friday, November 20th, 2009Like most people I hate writing business plans, I want to get on with the business at hand rather than keep writing and re-writing lots of words about what I plan to do!
This must also be true for…
Want to “burn” your Company to the ground…Fire the founder.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009This topic is always a hot one for founders when they are considering VC money!
Or indeed when they are talking with private equity companies.
I wanted to write about it as a very talented friend of mine was…
Get a Complete Set of Founder-friendly Legal Docs
Monday, September 28th, 2009Adeo at TheFunded has come up with some time and cost saving free legal docs that look good if you are US based and starting up. They are written to be less “VC-sided” and if you can use them…
10 tips for living and working with an Entrepreneur
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Entrepreneurs come from an incredibly broad range of places, cultures, religions and are obviously from either sex. As such compiling the perfect list is impossible, so this list is one perspective!
I have already written extensively about the myths…
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