2019 Summer Startup Reading List
I love reading books about startups and business. I thought I’d share some good ones I’ve read in the past year or two with a quick blurb about why you…
Continue readingA 5 Minute Primer on 3D Printing and Why You Should Care
About 6 months ago, for whatever reason, I really wanted to learn more about 3D printing. Probably some sort of ⅓ life crisis (if I live to be 102) and…
Continue readingDoes your startup idea have product-market fit? Here are a few quick steps to find answers.
There are a number of methods you can use to find insights to the answer of this question. Ideally, you’d like to figure this out in a way that uses…
Continue readingHow do you scale a business?
This is a re-post of a Quora question I answered. Have you achieved product-market fit yet? By this I mean has your business reached the point where you are able…
Continue readingA Guide to How Investors Will Vet and Value Your Startup.
There are many different approaches taken to both vetting and valuing a startup company. VETTING: Typically, an investor (or investment firm) will have some thesis or lens through which they…
Continue readingA Practical Guide for Helping Early Stage Companies (HINT: Be Nice).
I am not an early stage VC but recently had a chance to mentor a large number of startups 1-on-1 in a very condensed period of time. All of the…
Continue readingDon’t Be Boring or Superficial. A Guide to Delivering Great Product Demonstrations
We have all been on the receiving end of product and sales demonstrations. Have you ever wondered why some people can make a boring product seem exciting and other people…
Continue readingShould I outsource my software development? Reframe the question.
The term “outsourcing” has a negative connotation with a lot of people. So I’d first reframe the question as to whether you feel comfortable managing a distributed, remote team or…
Continue readingWant to start a company with a friend? Here’s what you need to think about.
Friendship and business partnership are not the same. I have seen a lot of friendships destroyed or at least heavily strained from starting a business together, so it is important…
Continue readingStarting from Zero. How to start a software company from scratch?
I talk to a lot of people who want to start a software company and build a digital product. They have an idea but don’t know where to start and…
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