For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. When I do Read More
The yin and yang of product and engineering
In this segment of Lessons Learned, Howard Hartenbaum, a venture capitalist at August Capital shares his three pieces Read More
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10 lessons for entrepreneurs going into 2010
At VatorNews, we have been building up a great library of “Lessons learned and advice” for entrepreneurs from Read More
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How to hire A-Players
Hunting for the ideal job candidate? Ask any hiring managers and they will very likely give you a Read More
Continuous deployment Financial and Legal from investors How to build a product Lessons and advice Team building
A good team is one you can take to the bank
I’ve often heard that finding the right team members requires the same effort as finding a spouse. After Read More
We often talk about this elusive “A-Player” – a person that everyone wants to hire but someone people Read More
Sid Mohasseb, Vator.tv’s newest angel investor and the president of Tech Coast Angels and a partner at Venture Read More
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Lessons Learned: Realize things will change
YouNoodle, started in March 2007 by two Oxford University grads – Kirill Makharinsky and Bob Goodson – hopes Read More
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Lessons Learned: Carlyle Group’s Bob Grady on markets and people
Bob Grady, who heads the Carlyle Group’s investments in venture and growth capital, has been watching startup companies Read More
Many entrepreneurs have told us about the importance of hiring the right people, especially in the early stages Read More
Bryan Stolle, a partner with the Silicon Valley venture firm Mohr Davidow Ventures, has insight into an aspect Read More
Tony Conrad currently wears two hats. He’s the CEO of Sphere, a blog search engine that helps sites Read More
The most important lesson that Pixsy CEO Chase Norlin has learned in his three trips on the startup Read More
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Lessons learned: What Sergey and Larry taught Michael Moritz
Usually, it’s the startup execs who are asking for advice from their board members. But in this, our Read More
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Lessons Learned: Wize.com’s Tom Patterson
The latest segment in our series about the entrepreneur’s challenge comes from Tom Patterson, the CEO of Wize.com, Read More