The Tucked And The Untucked
Last night I gave the kickoff talk to the West Michigan Policy Forum. I did my riff on Startup Communities and followed it up with a short Q&A on issues
Mentors 6/18: The Best Mentor Relationships Eventually Become Two-Way
I spent the day yesterday at the Disney Accelerator meeting with each of the teams and then had dinner with the CEOs and a lead mentor for each company. While I’m proud
Venture Deals – Online Class – 3rd Edition
Jason and I are once again doing the Venture Deals online class as part of the Kauffman Fellows Academy. The course begins on Monday (9/29/14) so sign up now if
The Rapidly Growing Chicago and LA Startup Communities
I’m not a big city guy, so one of my favorite things to do when I find myself in a big city is get up early, before the city wakes
From Punch Cards to Implants
While watching </scorpion> last night, Amy made the comment that we are the bridge generation. I asked her what she meant and she responded that we are the generation that
Fostering a Startup and Innovation Ecosystem
UP Global just released a great new white paper titled Fostering a Startup and Innovation Ecosystem. As you might know, I’m on the board of UP Global and think they are doing
The Deep, Dark, Emotional Challenges of Being a Leader
I got to spend a lot of time with my close friend Rand Fishkin the past few days. The first was at Denver Startup Week, where we did a panel
Where I'll Be At Denver Startup Week 2014
This week is Denver Startup Week 2014. Seth, Ryan, and I are spending all day Thursday in Denver doing startup week stuff. If you are looking for me, I’ll be hanging
No Vision All Drive
I love origin stories. Yesterday at the kickoff of Techstars FounderCon, I stood on stage with David Cohen and David Brown as we went through the origin story of Techstars,
Techstars Equity Back Guarantee
Today Techstars announced an “equity back guarantee” for any company that goes through the Techstars program starting in 2015. We’ve been talking about this for a while. One of Techs