Startup Posts

I’ve spent the bulk of my career in early-stage startups, so I tend to write about and share posts on the topic. You can find those posts and notes here…

 
 
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fundraising, startups, venture capital
Should startups do crowdfunding? No.
fundraising, startups, venture capital
fundraising, startups, venture capital
startups, ideas, growth
Universal truths make bad startup ideas
startups, ideas, growth
startups, ideas, growth
startups, pitch practice, pitching, checklist
How to win a startup pitch competition
startups, pitch practice, pitching, checklist
startups, pitch practice, pitching, checklist
product, startups, y combinator, growth
It's okay to hack things together
product, startups, y combinator, growth
product, startups, y combinator, growth
product, startups, product-market fit
If your product is working, you'll know.
product, startups, product-market fit
product, startups, product-market fit
fundraising, venture capital, startups
Navigating the new startup fundraising landscape
fundraising, venture capital, startups
fundraising, venture capital, startups
compensation, startups, data, trends
Startup salaries are up
compensation, startups, data, trends
compensation, startups, data, trends
startups, fundraising, venture capital
When is the best month to fundraise at a startup?
startups, fundraising, venture capital
startups, fundraising, venture capital
startups, interview
My interview with VoyageATL
startups, interview
startups, interview
startups, techstars, money
Would you sell your startup today for $30M?
startups, techstars, money
startups, techstars, money
fundraising, startups, venture capital
Startup down rounds hit 5-year high
fundraising, startups, venture capital
fundraising, startups, venture capital
techstars, startups, tips n tricks
Techstars application tips from a Graduate
techstars, startups, tips n tricks
techstars, startups, tips n tricks
advantage, growth, startups, strategy
What is a startup's unfair advantage?
advantage, growth, startups, strategy
advantage, growth, startups, strategy
startups, product launch, product
How to build a startup MVP
startups, product launch, product
startups, product launch, product
project management, startups
How to manage a startup project
project management, startups
project management, startups
human resources, turnover, startups, people
How do you manage startup turnover?
human resources, turnover, startups, people
human resources, turnover, startups, people
venture capital, legal stuff, startups
Don’t ask a VC to sign your NDA
venture capital, legal stuff, startups
venture capital, legal stuff, startups
growth, users, marketing, startups
Knowing where your first users are is a prerequisite to starting a startup
growth, users, marketing, startups
growth, users, marketing, startups
books, product, startups
Best books on startup products
books, product, startups
books, product, startups
fundraising, startups
Startup Capital Migration: From Silicon to Sunshine
fundraising, startups
fundraising, startups
branding, startups, techstars
You need a sticker wall
branding, startups, techstars
branding, startups, techstars
startups, travel, burn
2 travel things startups can do to cut burn
startups, travel, burn
startups, travel, burn
seattle, startups, entrepreneurs, risk
Broke granola slinger
seattle, startups, entrepreneurs, risk
seattle, startups, entrepreneurs, risk