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What Do You Look For In Startups? 22 Apr 2013 | 06:03 pm
I’ve been getting this question a lot recently. I think everyone who asks the question isn’t really expecting that unique of an answer, but find it helpful to ask anyway in hopes of gleaning something...
A Discussion About Technology in Education in my Home Town 12 Apr 2013 | 07:26 am
I was lucky to attend a discussion last night on technology education in Arlington schools. It was graciously organized by Larry Bohn from General Catalyst, who sent multiple kids through the Arlingt...
Fundraising in the Series A Crunch 4 Apr 2013 | 09:01 pm
As it’s been reported, a number of companies are having a harder time raising money in the Series A crunch. As a response, I’ll sometimes hear entrepreneurs say something like this: “I know that fund...
Some Thoughts from Building Our New Website 26 Mar 2013 | 04:10 pm
We did a little upgrade on our website recently (about time!). We are pretty frugal, and think it’s nice to flex our operating muscle every now and then, so we didn’t hire an outside firm. Instead, I ...
Q&A: How To Deal With The Trough of Sorrow? And tips for bootstrapping companies 20 Mar 2013 | 09:44 pm
As an uncreative VC, I figure I’d find a way to outsource idea generation for my blog. So I was excited to partner with the good folks at Intelligent.ly on a regular series of posts where we would co...
The Fate of Seed VC’s? 20 Mar 2013 | 12:39 am
CB Insights published this report on the relatively performance of seed VC’s and non seed VC’s. It’s pretty interesting. http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/seed-venture-capital-funds Some quick th...
Why Cofounders Matter 2 Mar 2013 | 07:51 pm
Every now and then, I get a big reminder of just how helpful it is for entrepreneurs to have co-founders. Of course, having the wrong co-founders is really damaging. Also, there are many successful fo...
Advice For Entrepreneurs In Accelerator Programs 28 Feb 2013 | 09:04 am
The NY Techstars program is a few months away. The latest SeedCamp class just swung by Boston earlier this week. And Boston’s Techstars class started this past Monday. I know some of the teams, and...
How To Pitch a BIG Story 25 Feb 2013 | 12:02 am
Early stage companies are often refining their stories or narratives. It’s important for lots of reasons – inspiring team members, recruiting, creating focus, getting effective press, fundraising, et...
Shame on You PrivCo 19 Feb 2013 | 09:03 am
I saw this recent list published by PrivCo today, and I couldn’t stop myself from writing a quick post. It’s actually a teaser report for readers to go purchase the full report and underlying data. I ...
