Are most VC’s just followers?
I’ve been working wtih a VC and their crieteria seems like a bunch of BS. Of COURSE you want to invest in companies that are already growing, making…
Co-founder Breakup
0.5 Year Old Startup Co-founder Breakup “Happy 28th Steve. The Journey is the Reward. – The Pirates” – as seen on a billboard near Apple HQ 1983 It’s…
Failed Startups & Founders – The Silver Lining of Our Economy
Referring to a post on SA by our anonymous friend “ What is success? “ , he/she asked what is the definition of it. I could have written an answer there…
Happy New Year and up yours, haters!
“Your track record is HORRIBLE!! It’s like you are trying to harvest everyone’s data. I wish you luck but you’ve become a massive joke among everyone.…
Founders suck at relationships
It took me almost 40 years to figure out who I was and what drove my behaviors. Why did it take so long? Because I never took the time to figure it out…
Passion Has No Ending, Hopefully
My business is my passion but I am seriously overworked. I work a minimum of 14 hours each day, clocking 18 hours a few times a week. I work all week…
Reflection
We’ve all been there. How do you answer the question, “How’s it going?” “How are you doing?” What does this question mean? For one thing, life becomes so…
One Extreme to the Other
It’s a lot easier to hear the stories from others, than to live it yourself. And for those of you in your youth, with no families to take care of when you…
Wild Success vs. Depression
TL;Read Anyway Around 2.5 years ago, I lost my mind. I was working on something (I still am) that I thought would change the world. It’s big, but of…
My Business Should Be Thriving, But Isn’t
I suspect I have many compatriots on this site. In 2011, I started a resume-writing service, after having been employed by my home state as a resume…
Microsoft keeps taking my ideas, seriously!
I used to work at Microsoft a few dozen times on some big projects before they came out over the decades. Been at this since the late 70’s… After I left…
In Silicon Valley, Community is just a synonym for Sheep
This Pando article paints how Pierre Omidyar hoodwinked the Craigslist founders about his heart for humanity, community and all that is good, when the…
I don’t know how to position my social network. What would you do?
I’ve built a social network/content discovery platform from the ground up. My main goal is for people to find the best of what they’re looking for. It’s…
Date the CEO of a Startup
Baby girl, the internet is plagued with advice on whom to date. Date a reader, date a writer, date a traveler, they’ve said. I´m here to encourage you…
The Uber Office Wallflower
Meanwhile, over at Uber HQ today … Travis: Anything new and exciting I should be aware of today? Head of User Acquisition: Downloads have spiked over the…
Think twice, Mahbod Moghadam haters.
So, Mr. Crazy as Fuck, Mahbod Moghadam , ex-Rap Genius whatever, gave us a little unfiltered insight this weekend into his crazy as fuck habits:…
Shoutout to married+3 kids SF VC who was macking on another female.
He and female reporter got hot n heavy into each other at offsite event (they’re both from SF). Assumed he was single until I stumbled upon his facebook…
What Wiping My Ass Has Taught Me About Running a Startup
For the longest time, basically up until yesterday, I would take a shit and not think twice about what I was doing. I mean, literally, I would think of…
Why is money worth more than time to the startup culture?
The proof that money is worth more than time in startup culture is that an investor puts money into a startup and immediately gets a percentage of…
Startups making things overly-complicated
It seems like today a startup is not a startup unless it burns through at least 200k a month with no revenue. Why do twitter or facebook need more than a…
Angie’s List has never made a dime of profit in almost 20 years.
http://time.com/money/3452998/angies-list-sale-user-reviews/?xid=tab_money_rss Angie’s List a public company NEVER made a dime of profit in its 19 year…
Entrepreneurship and Life
I am lost. I quit a highing paying cushy job about a year ago. Working on a pivot with my cofounder, which I am hoping, based on customer feedback, will…
Why Start-ups are like a meal at Friendly’s …
I occasionally grab a quick bite at Friendly’s family restaurants. I’ve been doing so since I was 12 – that’s more then 35 years. It’s far from a fine…
Fucking pay.
Corporate bigots have an idea they want executed. They raise a friends-and-family round, get some developers. While trying to pay developers, they pay for…
Am I getting a good equity deal?
I have been invited by a friend to join his start-up. Currently the business just consists of him, the idea and a prototype that is probably 10-20%…
Driverless cars.. Really? Then why is every car manufacturer focused on being the fastest from 0 to 60 mph?
I’ve worked on the cutting edge of driverless car technology for the past 5 years. But it seems that for big players like Audi, Tesla and other auto…
Reminder to stay humble, read on the good days
We are all a bunch of primates. The difference between the smartest and dumbest human is pretty small in absolute scale. So while you may be considered a…
Advice for being a Social Entrepreneur? DON’T DO IT!
You got your 501c3 status but nobody is giving you money for your awesome idea, so you decide to strike out and burn your life savings to save the world.…
I Attracted The Wrong Demographics In My Social Network
I built a social networking platform from scratch. Unfortunately, I got traction from the wrong demographics who are not making me any money. These users…
Another founder VCs should have skipped
Motionloft founder/CEO Jon Mills pled guilty to wire fraud. He spent $765,000 of investors’ money while lying to them that company was about to be…