Business (and Life) Is Messy
A few years ago, shortly before my grandfather passed away, my grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. On a day when family and friends were celebrating this achievement, my grandmother pulled me aside in the middle of it all to tell me something she had to get off her chest. She said that [...]
Can You Build A Startup Anywhere? Why I Moved Backupify To Boston
Backupify was started in November 2008 in Louisville, KY. In April of 2010, we decided to move the company to Boston, and we officially opened our Boston headquarters in September. There are really only 3 large startup hubs in the United States: Boston, New York City, and Silicon Valley. This post [...]
What I Learned Raising A Million Dollars For a Startup With No Business Plan and No Financial Projections (While Drinking a Beer)
For years now I’ve read startup and VC blogs just like many of you. I read a ton of posts about what my business plans should say or how to do financial projections. But in the end, that stuff was always painful for me. I’ve always been more of a doer than [...]
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