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Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
The CEO Job Sucks, Mostly
How can you tell if someone’s never been CEO? They say something like, “I really want to be CEO” I never seem to see former CEOs saying that. A few days ago, Ben Horowitz wrote one of the best blog … Continue reading
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Offense, Defense, and NDAs
A surprising number of entrepreneurs contacting me for investment (or advice) want an NDA before sharing any details. I politely tell them that I don’t do NDAs, and refer them to Brad Feld’s write ups, which explain why most investors take this … Continue reading
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How Are You Acquiring Customers?
I know that “how are you acquiring customers?” is now part of a VC joke, but the question is no joke. Across the companies I work with, there’s a very strong correlation between those that found a new twist on acquiring customers … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Ramblings, Software
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Games Are Different
I’ve become generally negative on most pure software projects. I think it’s very hard to build large value there, for a variety of reasons: It’s insanely crowded; lots of people code these days Open-source stacks make it easier than ever … Continue reading
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How Many Groupons Can We Stand?
Groupon, the deal-of-the-day company, certainly left a trail of salivating investors from their last round of funding. Now, it’s rumored that they’re seeking funding at a valuation around $3 billion. First, congratulations to them: they’ve built a real business with real … Continue reading
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Repeat After Me: “Location” is a Feature, not a Product
Two years ago, Daniel Cozza and I spent a lot of time looking at location-based apps. We brainstormed tons of ideas and prototyped one. But we ultimately decided not to pursue it; the space (and the iPhone app space, generally), … Continue reading
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More on the “Seed Fund Crash”
Following up on the “seed fund crash” meme that I commented on last week, Chris Dixon wrote a thoughtful blog post. His main point: It’s not the seed investors who are smarter – it’s the entrepreneurs He makes a fine argument … Continue reading
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Coming Seed Crash?
In a recent blog post, Paul Kedrosky wrote: [T]he super-seed crash is coming. We have silly numbers of companies being seeded — I had someone at a well-known, larger venture fund tell me yesterday in San Francisco that they were … Continue reading
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I Have A Few Questions
A quick note to folks that email me unsolicited investment decks and business plans, asking for meetings. I love to meet as many people as I can, but (unfortunately) I do not have the VC-firm army of associates to screen … Continue reading
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Startup Investing: “Growth” vs “Value”
Individual stock investing can be divided into “growth” & “value” strategies. Growth investors find companies that will grow at an above-average rate. Value investors try to find deals: companies that are trading below their intrinsic value. I’ve found venture investors … Continue reading
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