On Startup Failure…

On Startup Failure…

A young entrepreneur (let’s call him “Turk”) approached me at an event recently, and he had an interesting dilemma. “I’m starting a new venture,” he said. “And I think it’s really good. But how do I make sure I’ve put together all the right pieces so I don’t fail?…”...
Startup Marketing 101: “Dating” Your Customer

Startup Marketing 101: “Dating” Your Customer

Most of the entrepreneurs I work with are thinking about raising funds or have already started the process, but I also advise a lot of entrepreneurs who are just starting their businesses. I was talking to one such entrepreneur last week. Let’s call him “Stan.” I met...
The Lone Wolf: Does My Startup Need a Co-Founder?

The Lone Wolf: Does My Startup Need a Co-Founder?

I was speaking with a budding young entrepreneur recently who I’ll call “Wolf,” and this was one of the many good questions he asked me about a venture he’d like to start: “I keep hearing that I need a co-founder, but there’s no one that I really want to work with. I...
Pitching Investors: Anatomy of Pitch Deck

Pitching Investors: Anatomy of Pitch Deck

I’ll teaching the latest in my series of classes on pitching investors there on March 19th, Pitching Investors: The Anatomy of a Pitch Deck. Have you started putting together a pitch deck, but don’t know where to start? Unsure of how to describe what you do?...