By ron on Dec 26, 2007 in Editorial, Innovation Toronto |
Wishing everyone a very Happy 2008!
We would like to thank everyone who participated in our first forays into the wonderful world of startups. It has been a fascinating time and a vertical learning curve
To those who don’t know some of the background, we were not scheduled to initiate any activities until well [...]
By ron on Dec 19, 2007 in Startups, TechCrunch |
“Sean Parker said today in a phone interview that a glut in venture capital, combined with reduced capital needs of most startups, has led to a shift in balance of power between entrepreneurs and VCs. Founders Fund recognizes that shift and has evolved does deals a little differently because of it. For example, they invented [...]
By ron on Dec 9, 2007 in Innovation Toronto, Startups, TechCrunch |
Silicon Valley these days is made up of two kinds of entrepreneurs (I’m painting with broad strokes, bear with me). The first group is the old guard. These are people who started companies during the late nineties and up until the 2000 stock market crash. The second group was either in school during that period, [...]
By ron on Oct 21, 2007 in Startups |
One thing I have learned in my experience with startups is that if you are not careful, you are as likely to experience as many challenges with your co-founder(s) as you are with the business itself.
The following are some of the most important questions that should be resolved as early in the process as possible. [...]