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« Previous EntriesGreat 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 want…esp.…
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 just “fired” after navigating…
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 then I…
Excellent video for tech startups…by Eric Ries
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009I met Eric through a friend Steve Blank and these two have formed a partnership of sorts both in teaching great lessons on startups which grew from working together at IMVU where Eric was a founder and Steve a board…
How to write a winning elevator pitch
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Writing a good and punchy “elevator pitch” is way harder than most people think. Plus I find that I really need to teach this skill a lot with my Stanford and UC Berkeley MBA’s to help them both with distilling…
Been laid off…should you hire yourself?
Sunday, March 15th, 2009You know the numbers
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in FEBRUARY 2009 Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent. In February, job losses were large and…
As you grow your start-up watch the corporate culture…
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008Saw a fantastic post at http://www.infochachkie.com/corevalues/ – right on the money as usual!
As the CEO of an early stage high-tech venture and having started a few I have to say that as you grow the “culture problem” can be a…
Tech startup guides…in summary
Monday, November 17th, 2008Writing about “how-to” startup could take 1000s page or just a few. In the last 20+ years of doing this I have learned a lot, mostly through my own dumb mistakes and I would say that again if you had…
Making your venture more fundable by removing potential red flags
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008This is another question I have had to deal with and have got asked in the past. How do you structure a business, or hire or develop a startup in a way not to turn off the VC’s at a…
CXO Leadership Forum – A great way to learn and connect
Thursday, November 6th, 2008I often get asked by friends and mentees in their ventures or working on a startup idea where they can learn more about all the various things CxO’s have to know and also where they can mix with similar people…
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