James ShomarinThe StartupHow To Fire Your Best FriendOne of the things that has always annoyed me about most investors’ blogs is they seem to be completely void of what frankly can often be…Mar 19, 20193Mar 19, 20193
James ShomarinThe StartupI Promise He Wasn’t That Crazy On The First CallIt’s never a good sign when after a call with an entrepreneur one investor says to the other “I promise you he wasn’t that crazy on my…Feb 9, 20191Feb 9, 20191
James ShomarinThe StartupWhy Entrepreneurs Need to be both Humble and ConfidentThis is an actual conversation I had with an entrepreneur earlier this week:Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
James ShomarinThe StartupThere Is No Plan Strong Enough To Survive A Collision With RealityOne of the most fascinating parts about my job is that I get to speak with so many successful (often very successful) entrepreneurs about…Jan 10, 20192Jan 10, 20192
James ShomarinThe Startup7 Pitfalls to Avoid When Taking Money from Friends and FamilyStartFast typically works with companies that have raised < $3MM prior to the accelerator so it’s fairly common for me to work with…Dec 29, 2018Dec 29, 2018
James ShomarinThe StartupDo NOT Take On Co-Founders Like This:The co-founder relationship is unique from any other. Regardless of how you came to know each other, once you become co-founders there is a…Dec 24, 2018Dec 24, 2018
James ShomarinThe Startup4 Ways to Make a Better First Impression with InvestorsWe specialize in working with experienced founders so the majority of pitches I hear tend to be from entrepreneurs that have every right…Dec 19, 20184Dec 19, 20184
James ShomarinThe StartupWhy “Time Wasters” are a Salesperson’s Worst NightmareWho is the salesperson’s worst nightmare? It’s not someone who isn’t interested, it’s not even the diva customer who wants all the bells…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
James ShomarinThe StartupDifferentiation is about more than just trash talking your competitionDifferentiation is another topic where founders can lear a lot from considering the perspective on the otherside side of the table. As a…Dec 10, 20181Dec 10, 20181
James ShomarinThe StartupClueless Founders Don’t Get FundedOne of the most tragic occurrences in the start-up world in my opinion is when a founder fails to raise funding for totally preventable…Dec 1, 20184Dec 1, 20184