I’ve been thinking about this post for a while.  Basically since the great NYT Piece came out on Shane Battier. I think Shane’s story is a remarkable one, and there are a lot of lessons that can be applied to startups and […]

One of my favorite quotations about innovation is attributed to Henry Ford: “If I had asked customers what they wanted, they would have said ‘Faster Horses’” It’s a great reminder to me how unpredictable the product creation process is, especially […]

VC’s often ask entrepreneurs of early stage companies questions that they can’t realistically answer.  For example: 1. What’s the cost of customer acquisition? (most entrepreneurs have no clue.  Plus, even with early data, this answer can change radically with scale) […]

VC’s pass on new investment opportunities more than 99% of the time.  My guess is that the clear #1 reason why we pass is because of the team.  This could mean a bunch of different things (eg. no confidence the […]

Fall is upon us (although it feels like winter) and for Boston, that means a new wave of folks who are arriving here for studies or new career opportunities. When I moved to Boston from Silicon Valley in 2005, I […]