Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

There are very few people in Silicon Valley who have such a precise grasp on what defines success of early-stage startup companies than Eric Ries. Importantly we also discussed: should startups raise small amounts of money or large? should companies do spreadsheets / plan / have a hypothesis for success? Check it out.

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Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

No clear vision or purpose This should be the starting point for any startup founder, but it’s often overlooked. Tony Hsieh Without a clear purpose, a startup can meander along without much momentum. in business we can create much deeper connections with our audience and give our startups a better chance of success.

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Startup Design Customer Custom 78

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APRIL 2, 2014

We live in an era of more product-dominant companies where a perfection complex for features and design delay business realities of shipping products. When you realize that company building is a marathon and not a sprint you’ll start to appreciate not making every weekend a workathon in the name of hitting deadlines.

Software 344

Software Startup Design Course 344

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

If you don’t want to read that post, the summary is: Open source computing drove computing costs down 90%, which spurred innovation in technology. This led to an explosion in startups. I don’t think purely option-based investing in startups suits the long-term brand of the investor. Will public investments come next?

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Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296