99+1 great rules from Altucher

A favorite: 25) What is the sign of an amateur? Any of these things: – asking for an NDA – trying to raise VC money before product or customers – having fights with partners in the first year. Fire them

99+1 great rules from Altucher

A favorite: 25) What is the sign of an amateur? Any of these things: – asking for an NDA – trying to raise VC money before product or customers – having fights with partners in the first year. Fire them

Startup founder vocabulary and titles

Language expresses values and knowledge, like the old false story about 100 eskimo words for snow. Here are the titles at your startup and what they mean about you: CEO. Necessary for a startup and this is the leader. If

Startup founder vocabulary and titles

Language expresses values and knowledge, like the old false story about 100 eskimo words for snow. Here are the titles at your startup and what they mean about you: CEO. Necessary for a startup and this is the leader. If

“Daddy comes with”

29 year old CEO who is super sharp and his 55 year old founder, backer, mentor go meet a big Silicon Valley hotshot. They both talk, maybe the founder talks more — I mean he’s the founder right? The rest

“Daddy comes with”

29 year old CEO who is super sharp and his 55 year old founder, backer, mentor go meet a big Silicon Valley hotshot. They both talk, maybe the founder talks more — I mean he’s the founder right? The rest

Outsourced HR, like TriNet

I think TriNet sucks. Here is why. (Also in part because they market to me constantly and spam the lists I’m on.) 1. They charge something for small companies that is a lot, and per employee for larger companies that

Outsourced HR, like TriNet

I think TriNet sucks. Here is why. (Also in part because they market to me constantly and spam the lists I’m on.) 1. They charge something for small companies that is a lot, and per employee for larger companies that

My theory of: Making Products

Recently presented at SeedStart where I am a mentor Here is my talk

My theory of: Making Products

Recently presented at SeedStart where I am a mentor Here is my talk

New webmail wars

Webmail has always been a loss leader — search or homepage being the main ties. One of its most money-losing aspects is the multiplatform support. Non-web client apps via IMAP or POP in the old days where people wanted to

New webmail wars

Webmail has always been a loss leader — search or homepage being the main ties. One of its most money-losing aspects is the multiplatform support. Non-web client apps via IMAP or POP in the old days where people wanted to

Greatest hits: Product posts

I had a friend find my ten best blog posts re: product creation: http://a.sarva.co/2013/08/products-are-you-making-a-new-car-or-a-new-coffee-pot/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/authority-vs-leadership/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/how-much-and-when-to-raise-and-its-relation-to-revenue/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/great-startups-have-strong-problem-statements/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/what-do-you-learn-from-novice-founders/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/01/a-post-i-will-write-eventually/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/10/why-openness-with-ideas-works-for-competitive-advantage/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/08/the-new-million-users-100-million-users/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/12/being-first/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/being-wrong/ Oh, and here are selections from the 20 most *popular*: » Google Goggles and The Flip Go

Greatest hits: Product posts

I had a friend find my ten best blog posts re: product creation: http://a.sarva.co/2013/08/products-are-you-making-a-new-car-or-a-new-coffee-pot/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/authority-vs-leadership/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/how-much-and-when-to-raise-and-its-relation-to-revenue/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/great-startups-have-strong-problem-statements/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/what-do-you-learn-from-novice-founders/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/01/a-post-i-will-write-eventually/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/10/why-openness-with-ideas-works-for-competitive-advantage/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/08/the-new-million-users-100-million-users/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/12/being-first/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/being-wrong/ Oh, and here are selections from the 20 most *popular*: » Google Goggles and The Flip Go

Startup office space

People often approach me about office space. They have some hangups and reasonable notions. 1. Long lease. They fear it. Who cares? Leases are liquid in NY or SF. You find someone else. Maybe you eat a month. I never

Startup office space

People often approach me about office space. They have some hangups and reasonable notions. 1. Long lease. They fear it. Who cares? Leases are liquid in NY or SF. You find someone else. Maybe you eat a month. I never

Getting a job at a startup

People often come to me and ask about job opportunities at startups. Many of them are switching from non-startup jobs into the area. These people have trouble. There are a few easy ways. 1. Be an established expert in a

Getting a job at a startup

People often come to me and ask about job opportunities at startups. Many of them are switching from non-startup jobs into the area. These people have trouble. There are a few easy ways. 1. Be an established expert in a

The creative moment

Things are easy to do when you want to do them. They happen fast. When you first think of a thing — right this minute — is often the most excited you will ever feel about it. The whole context

The creative moment

Things are easy to do when you want to do them. They happen fast. When you first think of a thing — right this minute — is often the most excited you will ever feel about it. The whole context