Management

On this spectacular fourth of July (at least in Homer – it’s 60 degrees and not a cloud in the sky), I was enjoying disk 2 of Atlas Shrugged (I’m [...]

A blog reader who I know and have worked with in the past asked me the following question: I was interested in your thoughts on when entrepreneurs realize they need [...]

I got a great question the other day which highlights the tension that can emerge in an early stage company between VCs and entrepreneurs. Company X – which is VC backed [...]

I’m getting a lot of questions these days about early round valuations – specifically for angel rounds. While these vary over time, and by segment, most of them tend to [...]

I received the following question recently: Just want to ask you a question. I’m looking to bring in a couple of advisors for my startup, how much stock and the [...]

I received the following question on pricing stock options recently. In a post you wrote last year, you said “Let’s also assume that company did a financing and is worth $10.5m [&hell

Following is a question I got the other day. We have some people who are currently interested in doing a Series A round with us. They aren’t VC’s – they’re [...]

As a follow up to my MBA post from yesterday, I noticed an article in BusinessWeek titled “Can a Personal MBA Match the Real McCoy?” Interesting and provocative content, along [&hell

I got a fun question in my inbox recently from a long time reader of this blog. This answer is aimed at those of you who have ever thought about [...]

I can’t seem to get away from the “what structure should I use to set up my business” questions. Here’s another one that I recently got. I am trying to [...]