Don’t Be a Gatekeeper

If you are somebody with an incredible amount of passion for high quality, you may be compelled to become a gatekeeper…

The Leverage of Being a Good Person

Relationships are leverage. If you give value to someone else first, you have leverage. It’s as…

Tab: Startup To Shutdown

The mistakes an angel and accelerator-backed startup made and what we learned…

The Impact of Decision-Making Biases on Strategic Management

Gut investing

Investing with your gut

Just before heading out on stage at a tech conference, TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington asked me, “You’ve invested in a lot of great startups, how do you pick your companies?” I responded, “I trust my gut” — he seemed unsatisfied and told me, “You’ve…

Hey Product Manager — Stop Pissing Off The Engineers

Your great PM brain is evenly split between “blue…

8 Traits of Outstanding Team Players

The truth is: most startups fail. From my experience, it’s not a lack of having a good product…

YC Startup School Mashup

How to build a great company using quotes from Y-Combinator Startup School…