The importance of institutional redundancy

2009-11-20

Every system built by a single institution has points of failure that can bring the entire system down.  Even in organizations that have…

Pitch yourself, not your idea

2009-11-14

There is a widespread myth that the most important part of building a great company is coming up with a great idea.  This myth is reflected…

Presenting Founder Collective

2009-11-09

As readers of this blog know, I’m a huge fan of the startup and venture capital world but also a sometimes critic of how the venture capital…

How to select your angel investors

2009-11-03

I’ve seen a number of situations recently that are something like the following.  A VC firm signs a term sheet with an early stage company…