Entrepreneurship

Jason Calacanis just forwarded me a fun post he just put up titled Sparring with VCs & Associates to sharpen your skills. While not all VCs are as clueless as

I received a number of requests for copies of The Buffett Letters as a result of my recent post. I now have emailable copies of them – if you’d like

Several people have recently asked me variants on the question “How should I compensate a board member in my young private company?” I’ve experienced this question from all sides, having

I landed in Paris today to visit Amy for a week (she’s spending six weeks over here to immerse herself in French). I usually get the sleep thing right on international flights [&

Software revenue recognition can be incredibly complex in today’s world of SaaS, perpetual vs. subscription licensing, SEC SAB 101 (and others), new FASB pronouncements, and the legacy of bad (o

Warren Buffett is one of my business heros – I think he is amazing on many different levels. His Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder letter is legendary (and a model that everyone [

I’ve written before about how most powerpoint presentations are miserable and gave some specific suggestions on how to make them better if you are presenting to me (or any other

I’m at the Microsoft Partner Advisory Council (PAC) meeting (I’m on Microsoft’s Venture Capital PAC). Simon Witts – the Corporate VP of the Enterprise and Partner Group &

I had a pair of situations recently with executives from two different companies that reminded me what a pleasure it is to work with A+ people. I won’t single them

My friend Ron Schmelzer – the CEO of Zapthink and co-founder of Channelwave – pointed out an upcoming MIT Enterprise Forum (Cambridge, MA) conference called “Rated R for Revenue: Sel