When to raise funds for your business? Should you even raise capital? When I talk to first-time founders, somehow they always want to talk about fundraising more than they want …
How to build a startup?
To build a startup is hard, but some things are not as hard as you might think. What I’ve learned in my 5 years of building a B2B VC-backed hardware+software …
If you’re a technical founder…learn to talk like an MBA
Even though VCs are looking for technical founders, most VCs are MBAs with financial backgrounds. In my experience Angels have a bias towards founders with a sales/marketing background. So learn …
How to Hire for a Startup
Here’s a guide on how to hire for a startup from a founder who learned it the hard way (and continues to learn). I’ve made countless mistakes running my startup, …
Series A Funding Strategy Guide
A proven strategy guide on how to raise Series A funding for your startup. Are you a CEO / Founder looking Series A Funding? Or for that matter any kind …
Startup Fundraising in Texas
Startup fundraising in Texas is hard. Definitely harder than raising in New York or Silicon Valley. BUT, I do expect it to get a whole lot easier and exciting really …
How to be a better communicator and just get the damn message across!
How to be a better communicator To learn how to be a better communicator, start by imagining a water slide at the amusement park. To enjoy the waterslide, you must …
Why I work on Forklift Safety
Forklift Safety Was Not My Dream Job If you asked me 5 years back what I wanted to work on, I can tell you that forklift safety was not on …
Startups: A great early-stage startup CEO needs to be a killer COO
“No one likes schleps, but hackers especially dislike them. Most hackers who start startups wish they could do it by just writing some clever software, putting it on a server …
Startups: Entrepreneurship for International Students on F-1 Visa
Disclaimer: I am not a licensed immigration attorney and the information in this article is not intended as legal advice. Please consult an immigration attorney for your case. When I …