Archive | April, 2009

Pioneers get arrows in their backs

Apr 29, 2009
in Entrepreneurship, On Demand

Pioneers get arrows in their backs – I have experienced it firsthand from an active investor's viewpoint and written about it in the past.  Being early in a market is great but being too early can be deadly.  Just like the settlers in the westward migration, entrepreneurs who are too early will get arrows in [...]

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Growing your business in a recession

Apr 14, 2009
in Entrepreneurship

I read a great article by James Surowiecki in the New Yorker the other day titled "Hanging Tough."  In the piece, James gives a historical perspective on companies that thrived and grew during previous recessions by increasing spending on on advertising and R&D.  While I am not advocating that companies go out and blow their [...]

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Cover the basics before you raise capital

Apr 2, 2009
in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

No matter how many times I told my friend that he needed to get a deck together for a potential capital raise and model out some thoughts on market sizing and financials, I ran into resistance.  It was not because he didn't think it was important or that it mattered.  It was because he was [...]

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