Funding

Mistakes That Startups Make #1: Timing

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

Timing is everything. Pull a cake out of the oven...

Mistakes That Startups Make #2: Referrals

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

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"Referrals" is one of those topics...

Mistakes That Startups Make #3: Expectations

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

This is about expectations. Expectations of funding....

Mistakes That Startups Make #4: NDAs

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

There are few people that will tell you more firmly...

Mistakes That Startups Make #5: Vision

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

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A lot of us have come up with new...

Mistakes That Startups Make #7: Dreams

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

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A young developer has a new idea and...

Mistakes That Startups Make #8: Physics

I have talkedto thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

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I really love a great magic...

Mistakes That Startups Make #9: RADAR

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why.

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The British were the first to fully...

Mistakes That Startups Make #10: Elevator Speech

I have talked to thousands of startups over the last 15 years. And most of them make mistakes that dramatically limit their overall potential for success. An unbelievably small fraction of startups succeed and there are good reasons why. ======== Thirty seconds. Count it out to yourself. You...