Recently, I've seen plenty of commentary in the popular press (especially on Fox News) about the inappropriateness of leaders taking vacation. As summer winds down, a look at the merits of vacation, and how to prepare your staff for it, so everyone comes out happy. READ»
When Jason and I set out to write "Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist," we both agreed that we wanted to try to create as useful and durable a reference guide for entrepreneurs interested in raising a round of venture capital as we could.READ»
Every company we invest in aspires to lead whatever market segment it is in. In many cases, they want to create entirely new markets. Regardless, they always have competition, whether from other startups, existing companies, large incumbents, or companies they don't even know about yet.READ»
I had two similar experiences last week where I heard from employees of two different companies that I'm on the board of. In each case, a senior exec said something like "I heard the board wants us to do blah."READ»
Amy and I have just launched a new project we are working on together called Startup Marriage: Balancing Entrepreneurship and Relationship. It includes a blog, a tweet stream, and a book (hopefully by the end of the year).READ»
I received an email from an entrepreneur today asking me about something that made my stomach turn. It's a first time entrepreneur who is raising a modest (< $750k) seed round). READ»
I thought I'd start off father's day with a tribute to my dad. I've learned an amazing amount from him and to this day he's one of my best friends.READ»
A decade ago I didn't pay much attention to the VP of HR position. Today, I view it as a key role if you are growing headcount at least 50% year over year and have more than 20 people in the company.READ»
I hate board meetings. I probably have 100 per year which means I've gone to well over 1,500 of the past 15 years (I'm sure the number is much higher).READ»
I had several conversations with entrepreneurs this week who were struggling with a specific issue that had plagued them for a while. In each case these are strong, capable entrepreneurs who I’ve known for a long time.READ»
Suddenly, title inflation is everywhere. I've seen more business cards or email sigs lately with adjectives like "executive" or "senior" or "senior executive" or "special" or "chief" in front of more traditional titles.READ»
This afternoon in Boulder I'll be on a panel as part of the White House Startup America Roundtable. If you weren't invited to the event, there is a web site called Reducing Barriers to Innovation that you can participate in.READ»
My general rule is to only say yes when it intersects with my travel, if it is for an organization I'm already involved in or a person I want to support, or if it's in a place I'm interested in visiting. READ»
I'm not an investor in Twitter directly (I am indirectly in a tiny amount through several of the VC funds I'm an investor in) but I'm an enormous Twitter fan and user. The latest round of noise about "how founders behave" is melodramatic bullshit.READ»
Brad Feld is a fountain of knowledge and wisdom. I had the chance to sit down with him for an hour and ask him loads of questions that I thought you'd enjoy hearing. READ»
Every time I hear the word "bubble" I think of that quote from Macbeth. I also think of Tulip Mania and the South Sea Company which purportedly was the source of the concept of an economic bubble.READ»
I guess it's a good thing that this just happened and caused me to think harder about the implications. One of the reasons I immerse myself in this stuff is to understand the products and services, but also to understand the impact on humans and our society.READ»
