Startups and angels: Along the way to success

The Myth of Private Markets: Symmetry and Expectations

2013-04-24T10:30:33-05:00

For most CEOs of entrepreneurial companies, selling the company is one of the most important and critical events in their lives. Selling a private company to a (usually) much larger and better-financed buyer is unbalanced and most often heavily weighted on the side of the buyer.

The Performance Appraisal

2013-01-11T10:39:26-06:00

A big part of company growth is the alignment of purpose in an organization. As companies grow, the leader usually has to find ways to help his team maximize their effectiveness in executing the growth goals of the company -...

Long term thinking -- for entrepreneurs

2012-10-08T10:00:00-05:00

While it isn't always top of mind for entrepreneurs caught up in the rush of running and growing their businesses, long term thinking, including thinking about relationships, is pretty important. I attended a business presentation last week at Marquette University's...

Technology versus market risk in angel investments

2012-10-03T11:15:35-05:00

Many of you have seen this great post at Tech Crunch by Andy Ratleff from a couple of days ago. One of his points is that angels tend to lose money because they take on companies with high market risk...

Referrals: Worth Their Weight In Gold or Passing The Buck?

2012-06-19T08:59:43-05:00

It depends. If you're asking to be referred to someone, or introduced, you may want to try and understand the dynamics in a particular situation. There is a lot of power for the recipient of the right referral - a...