Focus, Focus, Focus!
One of the biggest advantages startups have over larger, more established companies, is that their inherent lack of resources forces them to do fewer things - to focus. Focus is important for all...
View ArticleBe Different Or Go Home
I’ve both given and received the feedback that a product or pitch isn’t “different enough”. It’s challenging feedback to receive because it’s completely open ended. You doesn’t necessarily know what it...
View ArticleStart-Up Metrics 4 Pirates
If you're the type that's easily offended, you shold probably go watch Steve Blank's Secret History of Silicon Valley. At least close the door and have ESPN.com open in another window that you can...
View ArticleIdeas Are Cheap
Sometimes I ask people I know in my life who I believe would be good entrepreneurs, “have you thought about doing a startup?” I common response to this question is, “Yes, but I don’t feel like I have a...
View ArticleIPO Market Still Cold
The 21 VC-backed IPOs raised a total of $1.9 billion in gross offering proceeds in the first half of 2010. While the number of VC-backed IPOs over the past 6 months is already twice as many as all of...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Super Hero Archetypes
I was a huge fan of comic books growing up, but what I always found amusing is that there tended to be certain archetypes of super heroes that would keep showing up. For example - the “simple-minded...
View ArticleFour Signs You're In A Good Neighborhood
I posted yesterday about the sale of Hot Potato to Facebook and why this represented a victory of sorts. I also mentioned that I thought they were able to get a relatively high 'talent' multiple in...
View ArticleWhat Should You Do When Your Web Service Blows Up?
Every major software or web company I’ve ever been involved in has had a catastrophic outage of some sort. I view it as a rite of passage – when this happens when your company is young and no one...
View ArticleThe Big Company Versus The Bootstrap
Yesterday, Nike launched an iPhone app that no longer requires a separate sensor in your running shoes. The new app is a direct shot at RunKeeper. A few weeks ago, Google lanched Priority Inbox which...
View ArticleWhy Entrepreneurs Should Know About The New SNR Denton
About two weeks ago, on September 30, 2010, two powerhouse law firms officially merged. The US-based Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and UK-based Denton Wilde Sapte LLP formed a single...
View ArticleEmployee Equity
One of the topics I get asked about most on MBA Mondays is "options." But options are only one form of employee equity. I am going to do a series of posts on this topic over the next month of MBA...
View ArticleThe New SNR Denton
Don't miss the intro to this two part interview.Andrew: Tell me about your group – the Venture Technology Group.Victor: Within the firm, we’re a special business unit and that gives us massive...
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