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How the Trendiest Grilled Cheese Venture Got Burnt
How the Trendiest Grilled Cheese Venture Got Burnt
The Melt had cash, technology, and some of Silicon Valley’s finest minds — yet it failed to disrupt the humble sandwich.
Bianca Bosker
May 30
How To Make Investors Love You
It takes more than a good pitch to make investors love you. Here are some tactics that make a great impression on the other side of the…
David Bailey
May 30
It’s OK not to have a ‘Why’
It’s OK not to have a ‘Why’
Do Contribute | Social Entrepreneur
Do Lectures
May 28
How to Avoid Startup Suicide: Indecision
Startups are more likely to die from suicide than homicide.
Terry Lee
May 24
In case you missed it
If you have a great business idea, don’t talk to a VC
If you have a great business idea, don’t talk to a VC
Talk to 10 potential consumers instead
Abhishek Anand
May 29
Paul Graham on How To Come Up With Startup Ideas
The best way to come up with startup ideas is to ask yourself the question: what do you wish someone would make for you?
The Startup Journey
May 31
A Student’s Guide to UC Berkeley’s Startup Ecosystem
A comprehensive list of resources available for undergraduate entrepreneurs at Cal
David Tao
May 31
Once upon a time: Why tax invoices matter
Once upon a time: Why tax invoices matter
Once upon a time, a lady called Eman claimed $9,000 from a not for profit. She used this money to pay for a lovely holiday
Rachel
May 31
Doing a startup? Don’t learn to code.
I was recently chatting with a friend of mine who was learning to code. A psychology researcher at a major university, he wanted to create…
Casey Rosengren
May 24
The Pitch Deck We Used To Raise $500,000 For Our Startup
The Pitch Deck We Used To Raise $500,000 For Our Startup
One of the big no-no’s we’ve learnt about early on in Silicon Valley is to publicly share the pitchdeck you’ve used to raise money. At…
The Startup Journey
May 28
The Best Startup Advice I Got Was From A Criminal
The Best Startup Advice I Got Was From A Criminal
The first time I encountered him, he wasn’t so intimidating in height so much as in girth. I am not sure if he was Samoan or Fijian but his…
InvestorMint
May 29
How To Increase Innovation By Eliminating ‘Behavioral Waste’
How To Increase Innovation By Eliminating ‘Behavioral Waste’
Where does your organization fall on the “Mind Fit” test?
David K. Williams
May 25
Ideas about motivation that you’ll get if you’re an entrepreneur
Ideas about motivation that you’ll get if you’re an entrepreneur
Success… seems to be connected with action
Jon Westenberg
May 27
It’s time to fix the startup funding landscape in Kenya
It’s time to fix the startup funding landscape in Kenya
What is happening; what can be done
Thomas Sankara
May 28
Do I Have To Give Up One Dream For Another?
Do I Have To Give Up One Dream For Another?
How Do I Choose? Won’t I Regret It?
Niklas Goeke
May 28
Silicon Valley Isn’t For Us
Silicon Valley Isn’t For Us
Don’t buy into the myth that is Silicon Valley
Mitchell Harper
May 28
To see what’s coming next, focus on what never changes.
Trend spotters are usually obsessed with new technologies. They should be obsessed with human nature.
David Mattin
May 17
My Open Letter to Malcolm Turnbull, from a Foreign Entrepreneur
Dear Prime Minister,
Greg Villain
May 28
What the CEO of Kellogg's Taught Me About Keeping It Real
What the CEO of Kellogg's Taught Me About Keeping It Real
HubSpot recently released its annual State of Inbound report. One of the themes that stood out to me was the “out-of-touchness” of c-level…
Scott Lenet
May 24
Justin Kan: How therapy helped me level up and become a better founder
Justin Kan is the founder and CEO of Atrium, a startup that’s revolutionizing the legal industry, and also the founder of a new startup…
The Kip Team
May 25
Elon Musk: The Secret Behind His Insane Drive
Elon Musk: The Secret Behind His Insane Drive
Elon Musk has failed more than he’s succeeded.
Zat Rana
May 25
Process? I don’t need no stinkin’ process. (A serial entrepreneur’s guide to opportunity & risk.)
Process? I don’t need no stinkin’ process. (A serial entrepreneur’s guide to opportunity & risk.)
I’ve been an entrepreneur for nearly 25 years. That makes me old. But I don’t want to talk about that. Instead, I want to talk about a…
Tom Higley
May 25
Not Everyone Is “Killing It.”
Not Everyone Is “Killing It.”
The startup ecosystem is full of hyperbole.
Lee Hower
May 24
Company Building and Fundraising for the Freakishly Smart
Company Building and Fundraising for the Freakishly Smart
By David Frankel, Managing Partner & Joe Flaherty Director, C&C
Founder Collective
May 25
7 Lessons From 100+ Failed Startups
There’s a joke about startups. “For every 10 startups you see in the market, 11 of them will fail.” I didn’t want to think that my startup…
Anastasia Mudrova
May 25
