I sent a tweet out last week that resulted in some healthy debate: “three years ago, I was telling everyone I met to start companies. These days, I’m telling everyone to think twice” Of course, it’s not fair to give general advice like that.  But what I meant was, 3-5 years ago, when I met [...]

A lot of ink has been spilled about how important it is as a startup to pitch the right person in the partnership. Rightfully, I generally agree that one should try as much as possible to pitch someone who is a decision-maker or “check-writer”, or, face the additional challenge of having to navigate the politics [...]

I had the pleasure of spending a few hours last night at the Boston Technovation event at MIT. It was a lot of fun, and a really impressive, nationwide effort. Their mission from their website is as follows: “The mission of the Technovation Challenge is to promote women in technology by giving girls the skills [...]

What’s the value of PR for a startup? You hear different schools of thought. Many (probably most) investors say that it’s not that important, especially early on. Funding announcements especially are great for one’s ego, but not a big deal. Some companies do a great job making a splash, others don’t. Who cares. But many [...]

I’m excited to announce today our latest investment in Wander.  You can read about details of the financing here. I first met Wander’s CEO Jeremy Fisher many months ago while he was building Dinevore, a service he created to explore his passion around restaurants. Those of you who know Jeremy will know he is insanely [...]