Raising venture capital is not an end to itself. Capital is an enabler.  Not every great company needs to raise outside capital to be successful, but some do, and that’s the world that we participate in as venture capitalists. I find […]

I’ve seen many founders make this mistake over the past 7 years, so I thought it was worth a post. Surprisingly, one of the hardest types of VC pitches (and one that a lot of founders struggle with) is the pitch to existing investors. […]

Everyone knows that nobody gets consumer in Boston. If you want to invest in the next great consumer company, you better be in Silicon Valley or New York. It’s just a given. It turns out that claim is total BS. […]

The dynamics of a series A round have changed in recent years. As seed rounds have become much more common, it’s been said that the “seed is the new series A”. This is sort of true – it used to be […]

We have always been believers in trying to be helpful to the entrepreneurial community through the content we publish on our blogs. But we find that these only go so deep, and at times, certain practical topics warrant more attention. […]

There is a ton of chatter today in the news about the expiring lock-up of Twitter shares and what it means for the company and its prospects long term. There have been a ton of headlines over the past few […]

Seed stage investing has developed significantly over the past 7 years that I’ve been in VC. What started as a rogue, almost anti-VC strategy has become very common. It’d pretty standard for entrepreneurs to contemplate raising an “institutional seed round” prior […]

Early stage founders have to do a lot of storytelling.  It’s important for fundraising, obviously, but also for recruiting, speaking to the press, motivating the team, etc. There has been a meme going around about a talk that Kurt Vonnegut […]

Not sure why, but over the last few years, quite a few people I know took on EIR roles at various VC firms in both the East Coast and in Silicon Valley.  Overall, there are positives and negatives to being an […]

There was great news yesterday in the MA entrepreneurial community when Governor Patrick proposed sweeping legislation to ban companies from enforcing non-compete agreements.  I’m really excited about this, and think that it will have a big impact.  But just as […]