Nearly all of the mistakes I made at my first company I fixed by the time of my second company. This is the only mistake I repeated twice and it is a mistake that I see many, many companies make. When you start your company the very first question you need to ask yourself is which kind of customers do you want to serve. MORE >>

Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard.  and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). Ditto for enterprise software companies. craze.  MORE >>

In the Beginning … This is a very important post to me because I find myself giving this advice all the time and if you don’t follow the basic advice here you can cause yourself much heartache down the line – even if your company ultimately becomes über successful. It’s hard enough to build a successful company. MORE >>

It is tempting because you not only see that they were VP Sales at 3 other startups but also that they have great access (according to their resume) to senior executives at companies you’re trying to target.  More likely this person who wants to work at your fledgling company is a decent performer but not a superstar.  million.  MORE >>

Many startup companies hire advisory boards.  prominent industry luminaries to be closely associated with the company.  It’s done partly in hopes of gaining their wisdom but it’s also done to portray the company in a positive light through association. of the company – about right.  Not enough time.  MORE >>