No Pansies Allowed: Why You WANT VCs Who Ask Tough Questions

If I pitch a VC and they don’t ask any good tough questions, I’m not sure I want to take their money.
Let me say that again. If I pitch a VC and they don’t ask any good tough questions, I’m not sure I want to take their money. I bring this up because [...]

How The HyperNovelty of Online Media Is Building a Generation of EntrepreLosers

They don’t intentionally lie to you, it’s just part of the game. The new new thing is always more interesting than reality. That is why the stuff you are learning is mostly crap.
I hear it regularly, as people tell me their business ideas that show a total lack of recognition of what business [...]

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 [...]