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…