I participated last night in an Internet entrepreneur ping pong tournament organized by Spark Capital. It was incredibly well attended – Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Kevin Ryan, Dina Kaplan, Charlie … Continue reading “”

This is an old article by Paul Graham (October 2006), but a must read for all entrepreneurs. Read it at: http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html

Looking at the most successful Internet and technology companies of the past few decades, it’s shocking to see how many have two or more founders: Google, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Youtube, … Continue reading “”

I loved this year’s LeWeb. I met many great entrepreneurs and was truly impressed by the organization and the quality of the participants. Loic Lemeur, LeWeb’s founder, generously invited me … Continue reading “”

In the past few weeks I met a few seasoned executives who had reached a point in their lives where they had saved enough to take on additional risk and … Continue reading “”

I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the Liberty Media Net Leaders Forum. The forum was fantastic featuring great presentations from Mark Mahaney, the star Internet analyst from … Continue reading “”

I met Jordan Cooper a few years ago while he was an associate at General Catalyst in Boston. I immediately loved his enthusiasm, energy and intelligence. Early last year, when … Continue reading “”

I just came across a fantastic blog post by Jeffrey Kalmikoff who is the entrepreneur behind Threadless. Love what you do and do what you love. If you love your … Continue reading “”

When you create a startup there are many people to discourage you. The most common refrain is “this idea will never work”. It was by far the most common thing … Continue reading “”

There is a great series of articles on entrepreneurship in the latest Economist. Check them out: http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13216025

Over the past few years, my angel investing strategy has been to be very selectively aggressive. I would invest relatively large amounts of capital in very few companies and typically … Continue reading “”

As an entrepreneur, I often find myself defending venture capitalists. For some reason, they have acquired a terrible reputation. During downturns, I often hear first time entrepreneurs complaining that VCs … Continue reading “”

After all the dire warnings given by various VCs, here is a more positive list of recommendations sent from one of my friendly VCs: Don’t panic! Economic cycles are part … Continue reading “”

Kevin O’Connor came across a few interesting studies on what makes entrepreneurs tick: 1. Need to control and believe you control 2. Self-confidence 3. Rebellious 4. Need to innovate 5. … Continue reading “”

Last March I explained why startups should raise as much money as possible to prepare for the upcoming crisis (Why the startup market is like the real estate market). Now … Continue reading “”