15 Women Who Led IPOs and Bagged $400 Million
Over the past five years, the number of women who have founded companies has increased substantially. Naturally, the number of...
How Entrepreneurs Can Avoid Million Dollar Legal Mistakes
When joining or building a company, it is imperative that you understand the laws around equity. As an employee, not...
Why You Should Never Sleep with a VC on the First Date
You’ve heard the age-old adage, “Taking money from a VC is like getting married.” It’s true. The average company exit—whether...
How Technology is Creating the Next Wave of Filmmakers
This year, the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) celebrated its five-year anniversary recently, but the real celebration was amongst the...
How to Keep Your Sanity While Building Your Empire
Being an entrepreneur is like no other job. It’s not 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Some days it’s 9:00 am...
How Much Are You Worth to Twitter?
I had the pleasure of hearing VP of Product Revenue for Twitter Kevin Weil discuss Twitter’s monetization strategy at Ad...
Entrepreneurs: Do Not Get Too Confident, You Might Get Burned
It is easy to fall into the trap of being overly obsessed with what you think something is worth as...
How to Become the Next Steve Jobs by Staring at Your Phone
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How to Pitch Investors Without Looking Like a Clueless, Lazy Know-It-All
First and foremost, we must understand what the investor wants from us. This brings me to the first mistake. Often...
How to Value Your Company
Whether you’re looking to raise a round of capital or sell your company, it’s important to understand how to value...