Avner Ronen, CEO and founder of Boxee, set the tone for his talk at Vator Splash with one Read More
Ronen advises “people who should not listen”
Too often we are so preoccupied with the destination, we forget the journey. By Unknown Read More
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Top mistakes entrepreneurs make when pitching
I spoke with Cali Tran, a principal at North Bridge Venture Partners, at the September Vator Splash event, Read More
The venture capital business is highly competitive. There is more money out there chasing good deals than most Read More
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What happens in Vegas… Compare and contrast
As one might gather from the title, I’m planning a bachelorette party in Vegas for a friend of Read More
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(Video) Kevin Hartz tips on getting funded
How do you get funded by Sequoia Capital? That was the topic of a presentation given by Kevin Read More
A few weeks back we talked about stock options in some detail. I explained that the strike price Read More
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Video: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on IPO exits
Dick Costolo, who was recently appointed Twitter CEO, shared his lessons and advice at Vator’s evening event, Vator Read More
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo’s lessons learned
Dick Costolo, who was just appointed Twitter CEO, stepped off the stage here at Vator Splash, where he Read More
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, first Facebook investor, and co-founder of Founders Fund and Clarium Capital, delivered his Read More
Eventbright founder and CEO Kevin Hartz just finished his keynote address at Vator Splash, which has drawn in Read More
One of the most common criticisms of VC investors making seed investments is something that has become known Read More
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How do you compensate key executives?
Since both startups and buyouts depend in large part on extraordinary performance by managers, one principal aim of Read More
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What a CEO does
I am posting this as a MBA Mondays post. But I did not learn this little lesson at Read More
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Backblaze – online backup – almost acquired
Yes, Backblaze was days away from being acquired – and then everything fell apart. In this post, I’ll Read More