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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

InfoChachkie

Other than shortening the investor’s quarterly commute to your Board meetings, the net benefits of relocating for many startups are illusory, as I describe HERE. I guess no one told him about the medical startups that were purchased by Medtronic, Linvatec, Storz, Mentor, etc., Thanks Mr. Big Firm VC. Nine Positions I Do Not Need.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

socalTECH

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We've heard quite a bit about your mentoring efforts here, can you talk about that?

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years.