There is no sure-fire way to prevent failure, but one can always fail smarter. Entrepreneurs fail smarter by understanding the...

Oh, the lure of the VC. When they call you had better answer, right? I get the phone call often,...

As an entrepreneur building a company, you should always be focused on learning from those who came before you. With...

I read an interesting blog post recently titled, Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers (update: he has since...

Below are the top three mistakes entrepreneurs tend to make when issuing equity. 1) They don’t create a capitalization table...

On Jan. 31, 2014, the 16 year-old dot-com darling Coupons.com filed for an IPO. To put this event in perspective,...

At Boxworks 2013, Box CFO Dylan Smith led a lively discussion with a panel of Silicon Valley investors from newcomers...

Have you ever left a pitch and wondered what investors really thought about you? I decided to roll up my...

Delivering a compelling pitch is Step 0 in building your company. Whether you are pitching to a customer, an investor...

#1 Focus on the wrong numbers Entrepreneurs commonly focus on revenue growth as the sole indicator of success, when they...