Why You Should Never Sleep with a VC on the First Date
You’ve heard the age-old adage, “Taking money from a VC is like getting married.” It’s true. The average company exit—whether ...
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How Not to Ask and How to Ask for VC Introduction
I’ve been getting a large number of bad VC asks lately. What is a bad VC ask? A bad VC ...
The Pros of Running a Business Outside of Silicon Valley
Just because you aren’t in a “startup hub” doesn’t mean your business can’t thrive. As the founder of a Philadelphia-based ...
Every Startup Is Killin’ it, ‘Till They’re Not!
How many times have you asked a startup how they’re doing, just to hear “Doing great, killin’ it!”?
How Much Capital Should You Raise?
When you are going out to fundraise, you need to decide how much capital to raise. A typical answer we ...
How to Set Up Your Investor Tunnel
We have written here about spending time preparing for fundraising. We also talked about various sources of startup capital. Fundraising ...
10 Keys To Evolution From A Startup To An Enterprise
Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. After celebrating success at that level, they ...
The Perils Of Scaling Startups
In recent weeks, we have seen a number of high profile startup collapses: July 17 - Homejoy shuts down August ...
DLD15: On Entrepreneurship with Joshua Kushner and Arianna Huffington
In the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) conference, Huffington Post cofounder and editor-in-chief, Arianna Huffington interviews Joshua Kushner. He is the founder of ...
3 Initial Steps to Raising a Seed Round
Make sure you have these three things in place before opening your round. I am a true believer in having ...