The Venture Kills journey continues. After spending three episodes on why you should Never Take Money from a VC, I’ve switched gears to a slightly more serious topic. The focus of the new series is on the building blocks founders should put in place to ensure their companies have a strong foundation for growth. The…
My good friend Brad Feld is hosting a series of guest posts from yours truly on his world-famous blog: feld.com. The series is entitled Moody on Management. Here are a few of my favorite posts: Trust Can Scale The Work Begins When The Milestone Ends Guidelines For Interviewing At A Startup Getting The Compensation Conversation…
Boulder has a thriving tech community that has been well documented in the last 12 months alone via The New York Times, MSNBC, CNBC, and lots of other sources. I consider myself to be a reasonably active member of the community through visible roles as a TechStars mentor and as the organizer of the monthly…
Here’s a common scenario I see with some early stage tech startups… Incredibly smart/tech-savvy people start a company around a cool idea. These founders build amazing tools/products that demonstrate their concept and their abilities. At this point they might decide they need to get funding. And, what will they use the money for? Often times,…