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The Startup Myth
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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials?
In my 21 years of startups I’ve had my ideas “stolen” twice. Once it almost mattered. This is about the time it didn’t. Worries from the garage One of the worries I hear from entrepreneurs (not ju…
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Closure. "I had the only farm capable of nuclear weapons design."
For those that know me, I’m kind of a “life is too short” kind of guy. I liked to fail fast, move on, and not look back. However, in catching up with the VP of Sales of Ardent last night, I was rem…
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Jason Calacanis: What to do if your startup is about fail
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Starting a business isn't as crazy and risky as they say
If you're thinking about starting a new venture right now, you need to understand the risks, but you need the real risks. The truth (as always) lies between baseless off-hand remarks about how "95% of businesses fail" (false!) and those startup blogs that show only the rosy side of things.
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The most important question to ask before taking seed money (from VCs)
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups
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Figuring out what your company is all about
What is your company about? Recently I got inspired by Kathy Sierra, whose blog Creating Passionate Users and Head First series of books revolutionized developer education. She kept saying the same…
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Having Co-founders Is Valuable But Not Crucial
Many experts, including my personal hero Paul Graham, strongly advise against founding a company on your own: All investors, without exce...
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Introducing our new venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
Marc Andreessen is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is an innovator and creator, one of the few to
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You Know You’re Getting Close to Your Customers When They Offer You a Job
In 1985 Ardent Computer was determined to create a market niche for personal supercomputers. To understand our potential markets, we started by analyzing the marketing literature from Cray Research…
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YC Terms are Poor
I love Y Combinator. They are scrappy, innovative, entrepreneur-friendly, and created a model that VCs originally laughed at but are now copying. I love Paul Graham’s essays and I like him pe…
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Want To Be A Startup CEO? Better Learn How To Code.
I decided to start a company after graduating from business school at MIT Sloan. After taking courses with industry leaders like Jack Welch and learning the fundamentals of solid management practic…
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The Principles of Product Development Flow
If you've ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean ...
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How To Price Software Without Just Rolling The Dice
Insights on how to price software from the book by Neil Davidson.
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