Eric Paley
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Confidence: The currency of acceleration –
No matter if you have a million dollars or a billion dollars to burn, it’s confidence, not capital, that should be the currency of acceleration at a startup. → Read More
Redefining dilution
Everyone generally agrees that dilution should be avoided. VCs insist on pro-rata rights to avoid the dreaded “D” word. Executives often complain, after a new financing, that they should be “made whole” to offset the dilution that came with the new round. Founders work as hard as they can to maximize their valuation at each financing event to avoid painful dilution. Dilution = Bad. → Read More
When venture capital becomes vanity capital
I’ve written a lot about the benefits of efficient entrepreneurship. I’ve explained my view conceptually, tried to illustrate the mechanics of how excess.. → Read More
Learning to embrace conflict as a part of startup culture
Most team leaders will agree on the majority of decisions that need to be made and good startup teams seem telepathic at times, but there are inevitably going.. → Read More
Toxic VC and the marginal-dollar problem
Venture capital should come with a warning label. In our experience, VC kills more startups than slow customer adoption, technical debt and co-founder.. → Read More
There’s no shame in a $100M startup
The era of unicorn startups has created a distorted view of entrepreneurial success. All the talk about billion-dollar exits has inflated the numbers that.. → Read More
There’s no shame in a $100M startup
The era of unicorn startups has created a distorted view of entrepreneurial success. All the talk about billion-dollar exits has inflated the numbers that.. → Read More
Joseph Flaherty
TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news. → Read More
Overdosing on VC: Lessons from 71 IPOs
Venture capital is a hell of a drug. Used properly, it’s like adrenaline energizing many of the greatest companies of the past fifty years. Used.. → Read More
Venture capital is a hell of a drug
Cheap and accessible capital has advantages: More founders get to pursue big dreams and previously “unfundable companies” not only raise huge amounts of.. → Read More
The Probable, The Possible, The Delusional
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed before a joint session of Congress that before the end of the decade America would put a man on the moon. This.. → Read More
When Burn Rate Outweighs Enthusiasm
Many business critics of Uber contend that the company is spending “unsustainably.” Despite that nearly all venture-backed startups burn capital unsustainably, Uber’s level of spending is viewed as particularly problematic among its naysayers. Negative press notwithstanding, Uber has now raised billions of dollars — many times over. How is this possible? → Read More
When Burn Rate Outweighs Enthusiasm
Many business critics of Uber contend that the company is spending “unsustainably.” Despite that nearly all venture-backed startups burn capital unsustainably, Uber’s level of spending is viewed as particularly problematic among its naysayers. Negative press notwithstanding, Uber has now raised billions of dollars — many times over. How is this possible? → Read More
10 Startup Lessons from SimpliSafe CEO Chad Laurans
We're not investors, but have watched as the company has flown under the radar while building a huge IoT business. → Read More
The Platform Paradox
I often hear VCs say that they don’t back products, they back platforms. I find that logic backwards and in many ways dangerous for founders. Platforms can.. → Read More
Steering your startup through a downturn
Last month, the startup world was chattering about free money, and founders and investors alike were on their toes driving growth at all costs and trying to push valuations to unprecedented heights. This week, after the Dow dropped 1,000 points to start trading on Monday, the same people are on their heels, worried the party might be over. → Read More
Wasting Time With The Joneses
Starting a company is like attempting to bend the world to your will. There are obstacles at every turn, and it’s never easy. Fundraising is one of those.. → Read More
Wasting Time With The Joneses
Starting a company is like attempting to bend the world to your will. There are obstacles at every turn, and it’s never easy. Fundraising is one of those.. → Read More
Running Out Of Money Isn’t A Milestone
Nearly all startups use the same methodology to figure out when to raise their next round of capital. The founder projects the planned burn rate and estimates.. → Read More
Running Out Of Money Isn’t A Milestone
Nearly all startups use the same methodology to figure out when to raise their next round of capital. The founder projects the planned burn rate and estimates.. → Read More