MARCH 11, 2013
Strikes and Gutters
Discover why successful startups embrace both wins and losses. Learn how founders can shift from mostly setbacks to consistent wins in the startup journey.
Startups
MARCH 4, 2013
Searching for Eric Schmidt
Learn how Google's founders spent 2+ years hiring their CEO and why executive hiring requires a radically different process for startups to succeed.
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
How Competition Strengthens Startups
Data shows startups facing early competition are 30% more likely to survive long-term if they make it past year one. Key insights on competitive advantage & market entry.
JANUARY 28, 2013
The Failure Fetish Fallacy: Learning is at the Core of Startup Land
Debunking Silicon Valley's failure obsession: Why rapid learning and hypothesis testing - not failure worship - drives startup success and innovation.
JANUARY 23, 2013
Discovering, Honing and Exploiting Your Startup’s Strengths
Learn how successful startups leverage their core strengths across product, engineering, marketing or sales to dominate markets, with examples from Twitter, Google & Zynga.
JANUARY 14, 2013
What my high school chemistry class taught me about startups
Learn how startup growth mirrors chemistry: identifying and solving limiting factors is key to scaling your business. Insights from a VC's high school experiment.
JANUARY 11, 2013
How to succeed despite your every effort to fail
Learn how successful startups embrace failure and set ambitious goals, with insights from Google's OKR system where 60-70% achievement signals innovation and growth.
JANUARY 8, 2013
Observations of the LinkedIn Influencer program
Insider analysis: How LinkedIn's Influencer program drives 15x more engagement than traditional blogging, with data-backed insights for startup founders and VCs.
JANUARY 2, 2013
Fundamentals of communication
Learn Peter Drucker's 3 essential communication principles for startup success: perception, expectation & clear demand. Key insights for founders & leaders.
DECEMBER 21, 2012
Year in review: Best of 2012
Reflecting on a year of startup insights and data-driven analysis. See how this VC blog grew from 2k to 30k monthly visitors sharing founder lessons and trends.