As founder of a new startup should I dye my grey hair?
I’m a male in my late forties and founder of an early stage startup. I’m starting to go grey and wonder what’s the best thing to do for my startup: just…
Is it cool to provide updates to a potential angel that expressed interest early on but has been silent for a while? How best can we nurture relationships when folks are so busy and getting hundreds of emails a day?
Do you know of a lot of successful solo entrepreneurs?
I’m bootstrapping my startup myself. I know everyone says you need a team but it’s such a hassle to find a compatible co-founder. I’m a programmer – not…
Would you be interested in investing outside the States?
Do you ever mentor entrepreneurs?
If so, what kind of things have you found to lead to the most fruitful relationship?
I’m a student in Canada and I want to do an internship in San Francisco, but nobody wants to hire from across the border. How can I make this happen?
What to do when the CEO doesn’t want to hire a bookkeeper?
Over the last 6 months, we have missed rent, missed billing customers, and missed paying all sorts of other things, including people. He refuses to hire a…
How significant is the age of founders in your investment decisions?
The press loves stories of younger founders getting big investments but some data seems to point at a successful founder age spread from early 20s to late…
What can I do at startup school event to connect with staff and increase chances of getting in next YC round?
If you add up all your venture investments and sweat over the years and look at your overall returns, would you have been better off just investing in the stock market and use your time for a job with increasing regular income?
I am not even talking about pain and worry and sleepless nights (which can be counterweighted with the increased feeling of self worth by being a company…
I launched a consumer app. There are other apps that my target users are using. Some say get funding so I can buy ads to grow the users base fast. Others say take the time to get traction, then ask for money. What’s the better approach?
Target users are already on Instagram, foursquare, yelp, etc
When is the right time to seek out funding?
I’m someone without a hoity pedigree building a company with limited connections in the funding space. Thus far I’ve put my head down and focused on…
What are the most important things you look for when making an investment decision?
As an angel investor you typically invest at an early stage of the startup, where there may not be much traction, customers, revenue and/or data yet. With…
How do I get started in Angel investing? I have a decent chunk of change that I would like to put toward more aggressive/risky endeavors. I’m in the midwest as well if that matters.
Role of sysadmins in early stage startups
Thanks for taking the time to answer the questions. I’d like to know how startups usually hire sysadmins, specifically early stage startups? Most of the…
Are there rumblings of a bubble bursting?
From your insider connections, do you hear that the “end is near”? What are the two or three biggest complains about the investment/exit environment…