I participated last night in an Internet entrepreneur ping pong tournament organized by Spark Capital. It was incredibly … Continue reading “The New York Internet community is thriving!”

This is an old article by Paul Graham (October 2006), but a must read for all entrepreneurs. Read … Continue reading “The 18 Mistakes that Kill Startups”

Looking at the most successful Internet and technology companies of the past few decades, it’s shocking to see … Continue reading “The Power of Two: 2 > 1!”

I loved this year’s LeWeb. I met many great entrepreneurs and was truly impressed by the organization and … Continue reading “Fantastic fireside chat with Loic Lemeur at LeWeb”

In the past few weeks I met a few seasoned executives who had reached a point in their … Continue reading “Looking for an entrepreneurial stint: at what startup stage should you join?”

I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the Liberty Media Net Leaders Forum. The forum was … Continue reading “Lessons from Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix”

I met Jordan Cooper a few years ago while he was an associate at General Catalyst in Boston. … Continue reading “Lessons from a startup failure”

I just came across a fantastic blog post by Jeffrey Kalmikoff who is the entrepreneur behind Threadless. Love … Continue reading “Work smarter and harder”

When you create a startup there are many people to discourage you. The most common refrain is “this … Continue reading “The value of positive advisors”

There is a great series of articles on entrepreneurship in the latest Economist. Check them out: http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13216025

Over the past few years, my angel investing strategy has been to be very selectively aggressive. I would … Continue reading “Change in angel investment strategy”

As an entrepreneur, I often find myself defending venture capitalists. For some reason, they have acquired a terrible … Continue reading “VCs are not sheep – why VCs invest less during downturns”

After all the dire warnings given by various VCs, here is a more positive list of recommendations sent … Continue reading “Ten tips to ride the economic slowdown”

Kevin O’Connor came across a few interesting studies on what makes entrepreneurs tick: 1. Need to control and … Continue reading “Psychology of an Entrepreneur”

Last March I explained why startups should raise as much money as possible to prepare for the upcoming … Continue reading “What the financial crisis means to entrepreneurs”