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How much to tell investors when pitching for capital

Jun 3, 2011

I am often asked how much to reveal when pitching for venture or angel capital. The rationale varies: “ I’m not quite ready for a big investment until I get more early traction” or “Will I weaken my position by showing how much I need and how soon I need it?” or “Will...

Historic quotes on the future of technology & media

May 4, 2011

In honor of the new ideas and busy capital trends we are seeing at Digital Hollywood this week, and before my more serious post following the conference on the current state of venture capital, a look at some famous quotes predicting our future (which has arrived):...

Defensibility ~ different now and still critical to funding

Apr 22, 2011

I’ve been seeing a lot of business plans lately about companies built on the new ap platforms, or based on social media services, or with off-the-shelf software components combined to make a new product or SaaS offering. The exciting news is that these recently...

The entrepreneur’s hidden questions of meaning

Apr 8, 2011

  Recently I was working with my close friend, colleague and client, Oded Noy, discussing our strategic work as Mentors with early stage entrepreneurs attending L.A.’s Founders Institute  http://www.founderinstitute.com/. We agreed that the initial, hidden...