The Bowling Alley Strategy

People look at eBay and assume that eBay became the world’s largest marketplace for nearly anything (as long as…

Why I Became An Entrepreneur (And You Should Too)

I’ve been thinking a lot about how to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs after returning from my recent trip to Germany where I had the amazing opportunity to speak in front of hundreds of international students about doing something…

Co-Founders And My Fiancé

Let me share a short story with you:

Yesterday I met with a serial entrepreneur for breakfast (he sold four companies, one to Google, the other three to publicly traded companies — you get the picture); we talked about entrepreneurship and how, for a lot of…

The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do

I let you in on a secret: The single most important thing you can do after a meeting is to follow up.

The simple act of sending an email to the other party, expressing how much you enjoyed the meeting, probably adding a quick…

The One Thing You Should Never Ask An Investor

Here’s the three letter-acronym you should never, ever ask an investor for (in your early interactions): NDA.

The venerable NDA (non-disclosure agreement) binds two parties to confidentiality about information which is…