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FG Press & Uncommon Stock – a new Startup Thriller!
Sometimes 140 characters just doesn’t do it. (still love you @twitter!) so its time to dust off this blog and offer up a few more words. I haven’t posted here since the back surgery. I’m mostly...
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Water leaks suck (and how to save yourself with Notion)…
When the floods came through Boulder in 2013, we were incredibly lucky to have avoided any major flooding. We had some water seeping in through the foundation and some panic set in as it filled the...
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2015 – The Future is Here
I woke up this morning with the thought “I can’t believe its 2015!”, but truthfully I can and I’m actually super excited about the year to come. In many ways, I feel like the future is here, now. We...
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Book Review – Uncommon Stock: Power Play
Like many of you reading this, I live and breathe startups and tech. Sometimes the truth of what goes down is indeed stranger than fiction. In the case of Uncommon Stock: Power Play – the fiction is...
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Welcome to the Future
When I was a kid, I was always fascinated with technology and mechanics. I could not get enough of anything that seemed complex or innovative. When I was a kid I built model planes, I built and raced...
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Chasing Rabbits
I was on an email thread earlier this week – a conversation between a Techstars company and its mentors. There was a healthy discussion around the current areas of focus and whether to start...
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Play it Back! My Codementor session on how to get into Techstars
Earlier this week I did a live Hangout for Codementor on “How to get into Techstars” – it was a Q&A format talk. Codementor is a great platform that provides developers help with roadblocks or...
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One Thing Every SaaS Company Should Do
TL;DR I had a recent experience with a CRM eval that left an impression on me, and I came to the conclusion that running a SaaS evaluation of other solutions on a semi-regular basis can be super...
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Our investment in Smart Vision Labs
I’m excited to share that we recently led the Series A investment in Smart Vision Labs, Inc. The company is based in New York City, and is changing the way eye exams are done with the world’s first...
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Thoughts on Berlin
I recently spent a few days visiting our newest Techstars program over in Berlin. Although I had heard many good things about the city, I didn’t really know what to expect on the ground. The TL;DR is...
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From Seed to Series A
Tweet NOTE: This is a repost from my blog entry over at techstars.com. I recently moderated a panel discussion at CES 2016 on how to get from Seed to Series A and it ended up being great in a lot of...
View ArticleResource – Getting from Seed to Series A
Tweet ICYMI, Techstars has launched a new live AMA series for Entrepreneurs which I’m super excited about. We are recording the AMAs for later consumption, so no need to worry if you can’t make the...
View ArticleWhy Your Startup Should Eat A Debt Sandwich
Tweet I’ve given this talk at various Techstars programs quite a few times now, and most recently gave it in L.A. at our awesome Healthcare Accelerator in partnership with Cedars-Sinai. I always do...
View ArticleA.B.F. – Always Be Fundraising
Tweet The CEO of any startup has three primary roles: Raising capital Setting the vision and overall strategy Hiring the right people As anyone who has built and run a business from the ground up will...
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Hello Lisbon & Berlin!
Tweet I’m on a plane at the moment heading to my 1st WebSummit in Lisbon. I’ll also be in Berlin this week visiting our awesome Metro program. I’m excited to see Lisbon for the 1st time and as a food...
View ArticleThe Traveling Spouse Relationship Hack
Tweet My line of work requires me to travel all around the world. I’m on the road constantly, and life is busy at home. As a result, my wife and I don’t get nearly as much time together as we’d like....
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Smart Vision = Better Living through Technology
Tweet I led Techstars Ventures’ investment in Smart Vision Labs (SVL) Series A round back in mid 2015. I was deeply inspired by the company’s mission, technology, and potential to improve the human...
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Living in Yellow
There are about a million and one “productivity hacks” out there for your reading pleasure today, so far-be-it from me to deny you yet another. I’m not sure this even qualifies, but it may be helpful...
View ArticleBlogging over on Medium this year
Quick note to relay that I’m going to try just writing on Medium vs here on my personal wordpress blog. You won’t get email notifications of new content any longer unless you follow me there, so please...
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