Recruiting independent board members and advisors (interchangeably “advisor”) is a high leverage point for startup founders. Bringing on the wrong advisor can be extremely costly, and in some cases, lethal; but sometimes the inverse is also true....
Focus is a competitive advantage for entrepreneurs. However, I’ve observed sometimes founders pursue many things in parallel. I believe this is driven by a survival instinct — it’s scary to give up optionality under uncertainty....
People say “getting things done, quickly” is what matters most in startups. While I agree with the intent of such a statement, I dislike the fact that its cliche, ambiguous, and incomplete....
Effective advisors are explorers of truth. They humbly share experiences and ask questions to help founders get to insight. Bad advisors share opinions, how-to’s, and believe all they say is true....
IOPipe solves the challenges development teams face when attempting to instrument, observe, and monitor event-driven applications. ...
SmartHop automates the route planning and dispatching decision-making process for truckers on the road....
Every investor I meet promotes being founder friendly. Generally I think this is well intended and genuine — amazing founders making the world a better place, backed by helpful investors with aligned interests. This basic idea is what actually attracts me to venture capital....
If software dominates the world, then the most important thing is to build superior software. And that’s exactly what Cypress.io helps developers do....
This infusion of capital will allow us to continue building Cypress for our thriving community of passionate developers....
Plum, the company that introduced the first appliance that automatically preserves, chills and serves wine by the glass, today announced a $10 million Series B financing, led by Las Olas Venture Capital....