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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.”
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.”
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. And I believe this process is very healthy even when it doesn’t feel good.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 21, 2020
Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.”
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Some investors are all about making money, while others care more about changing the world, advancing technology, or curing a disease that has ravaged their family. The basic categories include equity, straight debt, convertible debt, services, and agreements for future equity. Methodically address every obstacle head on.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 24, 2010
I stumbled upon the Question, “ What-is-the-motivation-behind-writing-public-reviews-and-tips-as-on-Amazon-Yelp-Foursquare-StickyBits-etc &# and took the bait. I wrote the following answer: “I have always believed that UGC (user generated content) website users fall into three categories that follow the 1/9/90 rule.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
Or, as always, summary notes available below. My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. Brad on blogging.
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