Entrepreneuship Building and Selling I've taken an extended hiatus from blogging. We all know 2020 threw a lot of plans to the wayside. The loss of routine has undoubtedly had an impact on my
Startups The Bias of Success I've noted previously that 0.2% of startups have a chance of having an IPO of more than $1 billion (very different from companies that at some point were valued
Startups Decision-Making Speed in Startups Startups are constrained by many factors. These include financial capital, team size, and speed. The ability to hire great people is constrained by both competition and by financial capital. The
Startups Startups and the Death of Expertise There are many startup-related myths out there. These myths occur when the rare and exceptional events become assumed to be the mundane and normal. This is to be expected; if
Startups Obligatory Why I Left My Job Post (Second Edition) More than six years ago, I penned my first Obligatory Why I Left My Job to Start a Blog Post. It was short and a bit confusing, upon reading it
Startups Five Things About Fundraising I've been asked a lot about my fundraising experience. With the latest e-mail, I figured a blog post would be a productive answer, by making it available to all. In
Startups How to stay semi-independent after selling your startup Note: Venture Beat first published this piece of mine. Last December, my cofounder Todd Zino and I sold our startup, Wallaby Financial, to Bankrate. We immediately went from being a
Startups The Negative Side of Negative Advertising As a startup, you are engaged in a competitive battle for investments, customers, revenues, employees, and more. You have to decide how to go to the competition and what tactics
Startups Vote for my SXSW Panel: "Regulated: Startups That Have to Follow the Rules" Software is eating the world. Startups are fighting decades old laws to build new business models that are more efficient, serve users needs, and grow profitably. Regulated industries remain a
Startups Disrupting the Male-Dominated Startup Culture There is probably no way that this post comes off well, but I’m going to try it anyway. Credit first to the anonymous author of What It’s Like
Startups Why My Team Doesn't Look Great on Paper Left, Ashvin, CEO of Themer. Right, Me. Claremont McKenna Graduation, May 16th, 2004. There is a really interesting article today in TechCrunch today about credentials and Silicon Valley. Great work
Startups Why I Started Wallaby About one-and-a-half months ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “Don’t Start a Company to Be Your Own Boss” It had better coverage than I expected, gaining some noticed on HackerNews. Because that post focussed on a reason not to
Startups Reckless Startup Spending When a startup is having trouble its spending is reckless (see BeachMint article at Pando). When it’s doing well, that same spending is fun and culture building. Nobody knows
Startups How To Land an Internship at a Start-up TL;DR Like any other job, do your homework and choose carefully At Wallaby Financial, we like to have a product management intern on hand at all times. First, it’
