A friend, new to the startup investment space, asked me today how to learn about all of the different terms, players/investors and approaches in startup investing. I started to rattle off some of my favorites, and then thought about sending a follow … [Continue reading]
Startup Idea? Email-Initiated and -Processed Discussions
Dave Schappell Idea of the DayWhile I was on vacation, I had this idea. Maybe it already exists. But, if not, maybe one of you can build it and/or work on it at a Startup Weekend, or build a real business around it.Feel free to ask … [Continue reading]
Neil Patel’s wrong about why you don’t have a job
Entrepreneur and blogger extraordinaire Neil Patel just wrote a post called "You're the reason why you don't have a job". I saw the tweet, and clicked over, expecting him to talk about your lack of passion, innovative thinking, creativity and the … [Continue reading]
Ernest Shackleton got 3,000 Applicants for this Job Posting
I'm having a great time at the Founders Institute event tonight in Seattle. I really enjoyed this image that Dan Fine included in his presentation, of an advertisement that Ernest Shackleton posted for explorers for his ship. It read: "Men wanted for … [Continue reading]
Best Practices for Hiring (and firing) Startup Employees
I was fortunate to learn many of the basics of hiring (interviewing, job descriptions, networking), management (goal setting, reviewing performance, PIPs) and firing (layoffs, termination) in previous roles -- Amazon.com was extremely good at … [Continue reading]