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 no particular order, here are five quick thoughts about fundraising I usually share: One. Self-Confidence No one will, nor should
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 Raising Money As A Woman In Silicon Valley that was published in Forbes yesterday for inspiration. First, let’s establish
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 by Danny Crichton that hits it right on the nose that Silicon Valley loudly proclaims its qualities as a meritocracy,
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 for sure the right path. I think Google’s continued belief that they should buy everyone breakfast, lunch and dinner
Venture Capital Confidence Normally, when I read Mark Suster’s Both Sides of the Table, I just think about how many words are in each post. However, his latest post on confidence struck me. It struck other startup CEOs I know as well and has been a hefty topic of conversation. There is
