A Twitter, a Hoverboard, or something in between
There are two very special types of startups that you should know about: the Twitter Startup and the Hoverboard Startup. If you’re one of these and don’t know it, you’re going to…
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Continue Reading: A Twitter, a Hoverboard, or something in between
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Why I sold my startup, Sparkbuy, to Google
Continue Reading: Why I sold my startup, Sparkbuy, to GoogleShortly after the sale closed, John Cook interviewed me about the experience. He did a great job of transcribing all of my verbal gems, like “Maybe that is an economic way of…
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Open letter to Mike Arrington: Please stop investing in startups
Continue Reading: Open letter to Mike Arrington: Please stop investing in startupsHi Mike, I’m one of your customers. We don’t really know each other. We’ve chatted at a few events, you’ve covered some of my antics, but I’m mostly just a guy who…
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The only wrong answer is 50/50: Calculating the cofounder equity split
Continue Reading: The only wrong answer is 50/50: Calculating the cofounder equity split(Note: there are great conversations about this article happening at Geekwire and Hacker News) The question of equity brings out the most fundamental differences, perceptions, and values in an aspiring startup. In fact…
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My new company, Sparkbuy, is public
Continue Reading: My new company, Sparkbuy, is publicCheck it out at www.sparkbuy.com and see what I’ve been working on for the past 6 months or so. You can also read about it: The New York Times The Wall Street…
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How much are startup options worth?
Continue Reading: How much are startup options worth?Startups ply you with ownership in the company, typically in the form of stock options. They will argue that there’s tremendous value in those shares, more than you’ll get from a big company, but they tend to get all nervous-looking when you ask them how *much* value. So what are they worth?
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What it really means to be a startup CTO
Continue Reading: What it really means to be a startup CTOI just wrote a guest post on what it really means to be a startup company CTO over on my friend Scott Porad’s blog. Read it here. Also… I started a new…
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How to read a patent in 60 seconds
Continue Reading: How to read a patent in 60 secondsSomeone’s claiming you’re infringing their patent! You need to figure out how bad the situation is. Or… your boss has asked you to take a look at an old patent you wrote,…
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VC insanity, explained
Continue Reading: VC insanity, explainedModern venture capital is one shining moment of derring-do taking followed by 10 years of risk mitigation. It’s sort of like breaking a mirror.