Welcome to before they were famous, 15 startup pivots to fame. Startup isn’t clean. There is no master plan We have 8 videos in this series. You can check them all out here: 1 Android and Flickr 2 Groupon and Instagram 3 Nokia and PayPal 4 Pinterest and Rovio 5 Shopify and Slack 6 twitter and turntable 7 Woot and …
Is there a structured approach to finding a great business idea for a new startup?
It’s funny and annoying. There is a tonne of super capable people who simply can’t find a great idea for a startup. There are also a lot of incapable people with ostensibly great ideas! I get asked by really awesome people all the time ‘how do I find an idea for my startup!?’ And do you know what, I don’t …
What is the difference between a founder and the board of directors?
So have you hit series-A? Are investors asking for a board seat and getting you to start thinking about board composition and reporting. Yay! Don’t worry, this isn’t that complicated, though you can, of course, make anything complicated, right? In startup land, things are kept simple since you need to be executing. As you get larger and there is a …
How to start a company right. Key terms when starting a company and fundraising
It’s not often to come across a founder who doesn’t intend on raising at some point. To do a successful raise, you are going to have to pass due diligence (Get a free due diligence template here). This means you need to start a company right. This blog is a cheat sheet to give you all the key details you …
How do you validate a startup idea?
You have a startup idea. Now what? This blog is going to take you through the key facets of a business model and the industry environment to help you build conviction that your startup idea makes sense before you start. It’s not just a list of things to test in coffee shops and with a live product to validate it. If …