“That’s an interesting idea…I’ll go home and ask my wife about it,” an Angel Investor told me. “I believe she can run that company…after all it’s fashion…or home goods…or something like that. How am I supposed to know?” said the VC partner when she (the […]
Your biggest challenges likely aren’t what you’re thinking. Founder Definition noun. a person who manufactures articles of cast metal; the owner or operator of a foundry. That sounds cool. In other words a Founder is someone who makes something from nothing. This takes effort […]
Why The Business Model Canvas is so powerful. The Business Model Canvas If you have not been using The Business Model Canvas, you should start. If you’ve never heard of it, now would be a good time to get familiar with it. The authors […]
The answers might surprise you. Heard it on the Street I’ve heard some things that really bother me about why startup companies succeed and why they fail. They seem more like generalizations and assumptions than anything close to the truth. Perhaps, you’ve heard these, […]
What is a leader? Obviously one who leads. But who are you leading? and where? and why? and what do they get by following? and are you leading from the front? or from the back? OY! So many questions! Simplify. My definition of a leader […]
“But then how do I stack the wood for the cold days ahead?” Have you ever heard yourself saying that? OK – probably not, but how do you know if venture capital is right for you, and where do you turn if it’s not? Don’t […]
You’ve been successful at most things you try, right? Whether it was in sports or fitness, career, marriage, crafts…whatever you set your mind to, you made it happen. Now you have this new idea. And it’s probably really brilliant. And you could turn it into […]