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Going Through Walls or Around Them

I was having breakfast with a friend earlier this week, and we were talking about his business. Specifically, his relationship with his co-founder. Here’s how he summarized it: There’s one key difference between us. When I see a wall in front of me, I try to figure out how to get around it. Should I [ READ MORE ]

Sources of Capital, by Google Hits

Search: “Funded by {x}” {x} = Venture Capital 45,600 hits {x} = Private Equity 34,500 hits {x} = Friends 24,400 hits {x} = Family 19,900 hits {x} = Angels OR Angel Investors 13,900 hits {x} = the Devil 4,020,000 hits Protip: Startup capital can be hard to come by. VCs, angels, friends and family and [ READ MORE ]

Spend for your Next Job

Lots of people talk about startup burn rates. But there isn’t quite as much said about personal burn rates. But if you want to accomplish anything in your life, managing your personal burn is far more critical. Lack of control over personal finances is the biggest reason why people who want to start companies don’t. [ READ MORE ]

Why Everyone Should Get Funded (Once)

The smart money says there’s plenty of capital out there. And from the perspective of near-term return optimization, they’re right. In fact, there’s probably too much capital out there, especially in major centers of innovation like New York, Boston and the Valley. If you were to seed fund the “marginal 10%” of companies — the [ READ MORE ]

What Kind of Business Are You Starting, Really?

I meet a lot of entrepreneurs and hear a lot of ideas and business plans from all across the board. Most have — at the very least — a kernel of a good idea in them. But many don’t know what kind of business they are. There are an unbelievable number of entrepreneurs focused on [ READ MORE ]

When You Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than “never”)

I’ve always subscribed to the YCombinator / Paul Graham ideal that the best companies are built by founding teams of hackers, with perhaps a business guy or two (for example, someone with a strong business development, user flow or marketing background) thrown into the mix. But this often isn’t the way things turn out. Many [ READ MORE ]

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