My Favorite Entrepreneur Story in a Long Time
This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. If you don’t like it hot, use less,” he said. “We don’t make mayonnaise here.” This morning I was reading my social media and came across an article...
View ArticleTwo Amazing Women Setting Out on Their Startup Journey
Note: if you’re a parent please check out their website. Kara called me on a Tuesday. She was leaving IAC to start a company. “Tasha, clear some space on my calendar tomorrow. OK?” “I want you in my...
View ArticleHow to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market
I travel the country a lot. And I am often approached by entrepreneurs in cities which don’t have a vibrant VC community. They often ask whether they have to move to SF, NY or LA to get financed. I...
View ArticleThe Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC
When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious. What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage?...
View ArticleThe Damaging Psychology of Down Rounds
Yesterday I wrote a post about “proprietary dealflow for VCs.” In the article I discussed the downside of raising capital at a too high of a price and referred people to a previous article I had...
View ArticleWhy Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy
Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Our industry...
View ArticleThe Corrosive Downside of Acquihires
For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. And to keep up with the Jones’s it seems...
View ArticleThe One Word That Shouldn’t Exist in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary
No. The one word the best entrepreneurs never accept. I said it. Now let me walk you through a broader story because avoidance of the word in and of itself will seem cliche. Stay with me. When I was...
View ArticleShould You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?
My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. I have...
View ArticleWhy We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles
On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. And while Eric Garcetti is leading in the polls by 7%, according to recent articles a victory is not certain. LA needs Garcetti. He would be the first...
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