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Preparation Is The Best Cure For Pre-Exit Squabbles
Preparation Is The Best Cure For Pre-Exit Squabbles
There is just one thing I hate about start-up company exits (sale or IPO): they can destroy relationships and bring out the worst in some…
Todd Hixon
May 9, 2018
Make The Most Of Your Vital First Pitch To An Investor
Make The Most Of Your Vital First Pitch To An Investor
After 20 years of early-stage investing, I’m often asked for help with investor presentations. It’s a tough challenge: there is so much you…
Todd Hixon
Apr 24, 2018
Entrepreneurs Are Big Losers If The Government Hamstrings Facebook
Entrepreneurs Are Big Losers If The Government Hamstrings Facebook
The world has awakened to the danger in Facebook: it learns a great deal about who its users are as people. Then it enables advertisers and…
Todd Hixon
Apr 24, 2018
Entrepreneurs: Even If You Hate Accounting, Keep An Eye On This Ball
Entrepreneurs: Even If You Hate Accounting, Keep An Eye On This Ball
Accounting is a nuisance for many entrepreneurs: a lot of time spent on things that don’t feel like top priorities. However, entrepreneurs…
Todd Hixon
Apr 11, 2018
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Inventors Need To Be Marketers: Here’s How To Start
Most inventions achieve little or no commercial success. The problem is often a marketing failure: a promising innovation is never brought…
Todd Hixon
Apr 11, 2018
Here’s What Jeff Bezos’ Healthcare Initiative Means For The Rest Of Us
Amazon together with J.P. Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway (let’s call them the “Triad”) recently announced plans to form a joint venture…
Todd Hixon
Apr 11, 2018
Entrepreneurs: Ignore The Political Noise And Focus On These 2018 Opportunities
Entrepreneurs: Ignore The Political Noise And Focus On These 2018 Opportunities
We’re a few weeks into 2018, and it’s looking like another crazy year: the government has shut down already; controversy swirls around the…
Todd Hixon
Apr 11, 2018
Challenges Entrepreneurs Can Expect In Healthcare Next Year
Challenges Entrepreneurs Can Expect In Healthcare Next Year
Year end is the time when we wonder what to expect next year. 2018 brings unusual uncertainty: will the unprecedented longevity of the bull…
Todd Hixon
Apr 11, 2018
Reconciliation Is The Key To Ending Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Reconciliation Is The Key To Ending Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Sexual harassment has been recognized as a major problem, and accused offenders are falling in a range of industries. At long last victims…
Todd Hixon
Apr 11, 2018
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