Now that health insurance reform is out of the way (sort of), our employees in Washington (that is, Congressional reps and Senators) will surely turn their attention (if not their bipartisan cooperation) to economic stimulus and finance industry reform (get ready for Obstructionist Politics: Round 2).
Among the bits of joy in the financial reform [...]
Continue Reading →Several days later and I’m still reacting to the amazing day that was TEDxAustin. In a day jammed with wonderful ideas, insightful speakers, engaged audience, and some stunning performances, I had the privilege of sharing one of my ideas within the event’s banner “Play Big.”
Being the contrarian I am, of [...]
Continue Reading →Last November, Guidewire Group had the opportunity to spend three amazing days with eight outstanding entrepreneurs of the 2009 PIPELINE program, as we delivered an intensive workshop of business communication. Ours was the last of four modules in the year-long business acceleration program to provide high-potential young companies with [...]
Continue Reading →In October, I spoke at Startup Camp Montreal5 about the 10 Stupid Things Entrepreneurs Do to Mess Up Their Businesses, and alluded to that talk again recently at the Forum for Entrepreneurs and Executives conference on entrepreneurship. It came up in conversation again on Friday so [...]
Continue Reading →I admit I’m a bit behind in my reading amidst end of year planning and all this holiday hoopla, so I’m just getting around to reading Sunday’s Wall Street Journal post asking “Should Start-Up Founders Forget About Business Plans?”
The post quotes HubSpot founder and CEO Brian Halligan saying that [...]
Continue Reading →A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure to speak at Startup Camp in Montreal. During the Q&A to an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs, I described entrepreneurship thusly:
Imagine you’re at Disneyland. It’s August. The California sun is hot. You’re in line for the Space Mountain ride and you just know it’s [...]
Continue Reading →I had a delightful lunch yesterday with Howard Hartenbaum, a general partner at August Capital. The lunch was offered as a “prize” during Lunchster‘s six-minute product launch at DEMOfall. I’d agreed to have lunch with whomever won the draw, even these [...]
Continue Reading →Jason Calacanis is at it again, and this time – dare I say it – the man has a point. In a post last Friday, Jason rails (does he do anything other?) against angel investor groups that charge startups a fee to present at their forums.
He writes:
Recently, I was made [...]
Continue Reading →Who could ask for a better job? For the past 13 years, I’ve spent my days talking with some of the smartest people on the planet. People passionate about technology and the art and science of molding that technology into products and services that address real challenges and bring new capabilities to people’s lives.
I’d [...]
Continue Reading →Several weeks ago, we published a list of the participating startups in our Going Global workshop for Innovate!Europe. The kickoff workshop in Zaragoza had 24 enthusiastic startups, all hungry for knowledge and tips on succeeding in Silicon Valley and beyond. With such great ideas and innovative entrepreneurs, it was [...]
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