European entrepreneurs have a tough time accepting failure. That’s what I learned while attending the Innovate!Europe conference, held Read More
Entrepreneurs should accept failure
Yesterday Albert and I visited one of the investors in our fund. The good news is they are Read More
I have been researching the question of whether companies really need business plans for over a decade now, Read More
In this segment of Lessons Learned for entrepreneurs, Bambi Francisco asks Ken Sawyer to share three pieces of Read More
Oftentimes early-stage investors, yours truly included, get intimidated when analyzing an interesting early-stage opportunity that is attempting to Read More
We did a call today with our investors and one of the questions was about how the macroeconomic Read More
Chris Shipley, co-founder of Guidewire and executive producer of DEMO, has mentored thousands of startups in her 13 Read More
We were in a board meeting today and the founder/CEO made a comment about a deal he’s working Read More
In this segment of Lessons Learned, Bambi Francisco interviews Gus Tai, general partner at Trinity Ventures. Among some of Read More
There’s a lot of whacky stuff going on in the private/VC financing world right now. So, I thought Read More
One of the consequences of the current financial crisis is how it has become fashionable to bash the Read More
We spend a lot of time planning. We even make contingency plans for what to do if the Read More
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Touched by an angel
Every new startup I know dreams of being touched by an angel investor. Yet according to the latest Read More
Thousands of companies probably aspire to be bought by eBay or to do a distribution deal with eBay. Read More
Launch early and often, use your technical insight to build great products, and recover as quickly as you Read More