Since I started working at 500 Startups the question I get asked most often (aside from, “What’s Dave’s email address?”) is, “Do you know a great Growth Hacker?”
By now most VCs are familiar with Dave McClure’s theory of venture portfolio size. In short, he believes that at seed stage, it doesn’t make sense to have a fund with fewer than 50–100 companies, because…
Below is a collection of my tips and feedback from a creative logo live-hacking workshop I led during the most recent 500 Startups seed accelerator program, Batch 20. The goal was to help startups better communicate their branding messages…
Below is a collection of my tips and feedback from a creative branding workshop I led during the most recent 500 Startups’ seed accelerator program, Batch 19. The goal was to teach startups to apply design thinking methods to improve…
Guest blogger — Rory Gerberg, Partner at Refound
Guest blogger — Adam Sterling is the executive director of the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy, co-founder of Startup@BerkeleyLaw, and a former venture capital and startup attorney.
A year ago, I met up my friend Eugene Chung who used to run film & media for Oculus virtual reality (VR). Eugene was telling me about his first VR film he created. At the time, I had very little knowledge…
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is Part 2 of a two-part series that examines how the U.S. presidential race could affect Silicon Valley innovation, an ecosystem that’s affected by economics, immigration policy, international relations, and…
Finding the right investors is like dating — you need to kiss many frogs before you find a prince.
Today, I’m going to share seven ways fundraising founders can kiss fewer frogs and find more princes (subtle hint…
I talk to brilliant founders every day who are 100% focused on growing their company.
They’re solving problems and improving their business at light-speed, turning their…