I receive a large number of requests for referrals to investors, co-founders, feedback, etc. I also send out a lot of requests for help, advice, etc. I try to respond to all of them and I try to be as helpful as possible, but sometimes I can't. So I filter. Continue reading...
Yes and no. A business plan as a lengthy 40 page document which lays out a five year plan is still used in many companies, in many industries, in many countries around the world. Continue reading...
When considering this issue, many people will focus on incentivizing the founders as well as issues of equality and equity. I would recommend a deep understanding how roles and responsibilities will be divided prior to discussing the equity split. Continue reading...
Quora needs to work with the social media masters to allow efficient but respectable self-promotion so that the elite don't have to spend so much time "bitchslapping sense into people." Continue reading...
Domainers as a whole view themselves as undervalued and suffering under a stigma and are lacking "much-deserved recognition." Continue reading...
Getting paid sweat equity is essentially becoming an investor in the company. Instead of putting in money, you're putting in time. Here are some of my favorite things to avoid. Continue reading...
Since shutting down startupSQUARE.com, I've found myself for the first time on the other side of the co-founder equation, getting recruited. While all of those offers have been very kind and very flattering, some have tended towards the bizarre. Continue reading...
I really enjoyed startupSQUARE.com and I wanted to make a simpler, easier to maintain site so that I could keep up those connections and provide a valuable service. Continue reading...
In December, I created four MVPs in order to practice thinking lean. A number of people have since asked me, was it worth it? What did you learn? Continue reading...
Well...it's New Year's Eve and I'm ready to head out. How did my Four Startups in Four Weeks go? ...sooooo close.... Continue reading...
