A formula for angel investing

After about 50 deals in 5 years, I have my principal back and about 40 active companies.  This is them: Sarva.co This is my original formula statement.  It is pretty much based on Fabrice’s excellent system.  What have I learned?

A formula for angel investing

After about 50 deals in 5 years, I have my principal back and about 40 active companies.  This is them: Sarva.co This is my original formula statement.  It is pretty much based on Fabrice’s excellent system.  What have I learned?

The Art of War, and the “Asian Mind Game”

People used to wonder why the Japanese were crushing the US in business, and now they wonder why the Chinese are. So people would write cheesy cultural guidebooks about doing business in Asia. They still do. A friend recommended this

The Art of War, and the “Asian Mind Game”

People used to wonder why the Japanese were crushing the US in business, and now they wonder why the Chinese are. So people would write cheesy cultural guidebooks about doing business in Asia. They still do. A friend recommended this

Culture is social software

Joscha Bach (@Plinz) 9/18/17, 12:41 PM Culture is social software, and all the truly interesting people don’t use a stable release.

Culture is social software

Joscha Bach (@Plinz) 9/18/17, 12:41 PM Culture is social software, and all the truly interesting people don’t use a stable release.

Queens vs Brooklyn, Foursquare coffee analysis

9 of the top 30 on Foursquare in Queens are Starbucks. 1 of the top 10. By contrast: 0 of the top 30 in Brooklyn. Real estate market in Queens: less mature

Queens vs Brooklyn, Foursquare coffee analysis

9 of the top 30 on Foursquare in Queens are Starbucks. 1 of the top 10. By contrast: 0 of the top 30 in Brooklyn. Real estate market in Queens: less mature

Buy vs. rent vs. build.

Tech companies are often thinking Buy vs. Build. Everyone is. You are a company. You have capabilities. You make stuff. You could make anything. Should you make your own salesforce automation/customer relation management platform? It’s just software… Buy it or

Buy vs. rent vs. build.

Tech companies are often thinking Buy vs. Build. Everyone is. You are a company. You have capabilities. You make stuff. You could make anything. Should you make your own salesforce automation/customer relation management platform? It’s just software… Buy it or

Vacuum innovators, suck vs drive

You are reinventing a category. Better to make the vacuum suck harder or make it drive itself? http://fortune.com/2017/09/09/james-dyson-vacuum/?utm_source=fortune.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=term-sheet&utm_content=2017091113pm

Vacuum innovators, suck vs drive

You are reinventing a category. Better to make the vacuum suck harder or make it drive itself? http://fortune.com/2017/09/09/james-dyson-vacuum/?utm_source=fortune.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=term-sheet&utm_content=2017091113pm

The first thing I ever ordered on Amazon

Three philosophy books, the first week I got to graduate school at Stanford.

The first thing I ever ordered on Amazon

Three philosophy books, the first week I got to graduate school at Stanford.

Media diet, Currently

NYT Twitter NPR Newsletters: Ben Evans, Axios Dan Primack, Fortune Term Sheet, Bloomberg Tech PBS NewsHour Shields and Brooks on Fridays Marketplace Morning Report What am I missing?

Media diet, Currently

NYT Twitter NPR Newsletters: Ben Evans, Axios Dan Primack, Fortune Term Sheet, Bloomberg Tech PBS NewsHour Shields and Brooks on Fridays Marketplace Morning Report What am I missing?

Best-of from this blog, since 2001.

I’ve been writing here for quite some time, and since 2008 a lot about startups. A colleague curated a selection of 50 posts that are the best-of from this writing. Have a read of my Beginner’s Guide.

Best-of from this blog, since 2001.

I’ve been writing here for quite some time, and since 2008 a lot about startups. A colleague curated a selection of 50 posts that are the best-of from this writing. Have a read of my Beginner’s Guide.