Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2013
I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. It will affect your ability to get the right jobs and promotions as well as your ability to attract talent and capital.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 24, 2011
If you're familiar with YCombinator or TechStars, you know that companies also get access to a deep network of top tier mentors and advisors, who help them with a variety of things, such as product marketing, go-to-market, and funding. I think the tighter knit the ecosystem is, between investors and entrepreneurs, it really helps.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 1, 2019
Steve Jobs started his technical career creating circuit boards at Atari, before joining Steve Wozniak to build personal computers in his garage. I advise owners that they have to know when to give up a business, as well as when to buy one. Accept and capitalize on change. Your career will only grow as the business grows.
Tech.Co
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Composed of a three-month boot camp , the program aims to help startups build their brand while figuring out the nitty gritty of finance, manufacture, distribution and sales. Minnesota food and agriculture brand Land O’Lakes — yes, the one you know from butter packages — launched an accelerator in July 2017. The goal: Dairy innovation.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2018
I made the jump myself from IBM several years ago, and now have a satisfying startup advising small businesses and mentoring entrepreneurs. It’s not very helpful to just say the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence. I’ve accepted the challenge of being a bit more positive on how you can make the leap and enjoy it.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
If you never raise another round of venture capital (a big if) and if your company is sold for the normal venture exit ($50 million on average for 200 or so annually that get sold) then what is your stake? Now … these are stock options and not restricted stock so you’ll likely be taxed at a long-term capital gains rate.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
I had a picture in the office of my first company with the logo above and the capital letters JFDI. (In I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. Maybe it helps that I love controversy and pushing the boundaries so people felt it was OK for them to do it as well.
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