Sold my startup just before it succeeded – Now almost broke and back to square one
How do you recover from a success (first success after a multitude of failures) that you let slip through your fingers – by selling just before it took…
The Media Circus Has a Popup Roller Coaster That is Built On Startups, Fueled By Emotion, And Will Make You Vomit
I made my first sale today. Oh man, it feels like I just lost my virginity. I wanted to pop a mini-bottle of Champagne and call all my closest friends to…
In it for the glory
We’re extremely early stage & my partner is only in it for the startup culture and glory. His inability to deliver and his diva attitude are taking a toll…
As a startup is it best to completely ignore trolls or respond with calm and logical answers?
I have a startup that is gaining some traction and I am taking the idea to communities across the web to gain feedback. The process is invaluable and…
How to avoid the ‘law of crappy people’?
I don’t want crappy people in our company. Ever. Because we all work too hard and have sacrificed too much for some bad apples to drag the team down. So I…
I knew I wasn’t playing entrepreneur when ….
Awhile back I had a moment where I knew I wasn’t a playing “entrepreneur” and I’m curious to see if anyone else had a similar ah ha experience. For me…
The mental struggle in-between startups
I’m in a place right now that I’m guessing a lot of other entrepreneurs find themselves in at some point — the in-between stage. This is the stage where…
Ode to the Founder
Here’s to you, Mr. and Ms. Founder. Your commitment to all-nighters, until you realize that you get more done when you sleep eight hours — when it’s dark…
How I Earned My MBA in What Not To Do
Several years ago, I co-owned a company that sold hospitality supplies, such as cutlery, dinnerware, linens, towels, etc. to hotels in the Caribbean.…
Ask Me Anonymously, Founder Confessions and more …
Dana here, cofounder/moderator of Startups Anonymous. You may notice a few differences on the site today. We’re launching a few pretty exciting (at least…
Path to take after startup failure
I have attempted two different technology startup ideas in the past six years and my cofounder and I finally called it quits earlier this year. It has…
Programmers are not businessmen
I cannot stress the number of pitches I receive from programmers with no sales capacity. To run a successful company you need to be able to sell. Just…
Pando Chastising Valleywag: Pot calling the Kettle Black
Michael Carney wrote an article chastising Valleywag for calling the death of Fab as “irresponsibly premature”.…
How to cover your ass as a young CEO
Startup CEO’s … listen up. Last week Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam “stepped down” as a result of annotations he submitted on his own site. Then a…
Running expenses through your startup, how much can yout get away with?
I’d like to get some tax and investor insights on running expenses through a startup. Things to note, I have a partner and I will seek out the advice of a…
Springpad does the right thing
I received an email that Springpad is shutting down. But unlike many “shutdown” emails, I was surprised how much trouble the guys at Springpad put in to…
Five Takeaways as an Entrepreneur
I think with all the stuff we face I came down to my biggest beefs with the start up crowd and what I came to conclude as a bootstrapping entrepreneur. —…
Hiring girls is difficult (because very few work in the space)
We have very few girls in our team and we want to hire more. In order to hire people, we can do two things: – Search for people (search on linkedin,…
Founder Confessions: The Biggest Mistakes I’ve Made
Starting up is hard and often riddled with mistakes and mishaps. Missed launch dates, bad hires, poor cofounder due diligence, etc. As an entrepreneur,…
We’re in a Bubble, That’s Not Disputable …
Moderator here: This originally appeared as an answer to a posted question . I thought it was worthy of larger audience and discussion. Look, kids, listen…
Stop with the whining!
I love this site. It’s awesome to be able to share and hear stories from other fellow entrepreneurs, but there’s a trend that I find rather disturbing:…
This VC doesn’t get it
So Ben Narasin from Triple Point Capital wrote an opinion piece on Techcrunch complaining that he got a raw deal in an acqui-hire. The End Of The…
Will people quit saying that it’s not about the idea but it’s about the team, execution, etc. It’s ALL about the idea!
It really pisses me off that people keep saying that ideas are worthless and that the only thing that matters is the team or execution or whatever else…
Can someone with severe ADHD be a successful entrepreneur?
I am a software developer. Have around 2.5 years of experience. I have always underperformed. Underperformed in school, underperformed at work. I have a…
Markus Frind for Startup President
Stumbled across this gem from a Hackers News post: http://plentyoffish.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/adsense-breakdown/ Ever since I first heard about Plenty…
Did Mark Cuban invest in Zoobean because of pedigree?
There was a segment on Zoobean (15:00) on Shark Tank…
Welcoming NFLAnonymous.com to the Anonymous Family
Quick announcement: Just in time for the NFL Draft, we’re excited to introduce you to the newest addition to StartupsAnonymous family, NFLAnonymous.com .…
What It Feels Like When Your Startup Fails.
It was the morning after our failed launch, I had just dropped off my kid at preschool as a rush of emotion hit me like a sledgehammer to the nuts. At…
Shut App.net down already
So Dalton posted a blog on the State of App.net and had good news and bad news. Its clear as day, there was ONLY bad news.…
The Bottom
I’ve run out of personal money, in fact, I’ve run out so much that my checks are going to bounce in a few days and I’ll have to sell my car, and scramble…