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Attention Entrepreneur: Have You Planned Your Estate?
I frequently talk to individuals who are about to start new businesses. Sometimes, our conversation reveals that the nascent entrepreneur is: Age 30-something, Married, and Parent of a young child, or...
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SVASE East Bay 7/20/11 – Angel and VC Perspectives
The evening of Wednesday, July 20, the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) will present “Your Capital-Raising Roadmap – Angel and VC Perspectives” at the beautiful Crow Canyon...
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WSJ: Rent a Desk, Rather than an Office
In an article yesterday (Can’t Afford an Office? Rent a Desk for $275), the Wall Street Journal observed that use of shared workspaces – renting a desk in an open space, rather than renting an office...
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SVASE East Bay Series 10/19/11: VCs Uncensored
The evening of Wednesday, October 19, the Silicon Valley Academy of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) will present VCs Uncensored as part of its East Bay Series. Panel members will include: Carl...
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SVASE East Bay Series 11/16/11: What’s Hot – What VCs Like and Why
The evening of Wednesday, November 16, the Silicon Valley Academy of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) will present “What’s Hot – What VCs Like and Why” as part of its East Bay Series. Here is the event...
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WSJ: Angel Investors are Getting Harder to Sell
In an article published today (Chasing the New Angel Investors), the Wall Street Journal discusses why entrepreneurs must work ever-harder to persuade angel investors to invest. According to the...
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Is there Any Reason to Form a General Partnership?
A short while ago, I answered a Quora question about whether and why a startup might want to form a general partnership. The question and my answer are paraphrased, with emphasis added, below. Q. What...
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SVForum East Bay Series: Improving Fundability with Social Media
The evening of Wednesday, April 18, I will moderate SVForum’s East Bay Series program “Improving Fundability with Social Media”. Program description: Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and...
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WSJ: Most Accelerators Are of Doubtful Value
Accelerators offer entrepreneurs seed funding and one-to-one mentoring in exchange for an equity stake, making a profit when some of their startups receive institutional (VC) funding. However,...
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When a Handshake Deal Isn’t Really a Handshake Deal
Last week Y Combinator announced The Handshake Deal Protocol. A “handshake deal” is an oral commitment to a funding transaction between a startup’s founders and an investor. The handshake deal is...
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