Almost a year ago I asked for a favor – a birthday wish – that everyone entrepreneur I know donate 1 hour of their time giving advice to another entrepreneur over the phone. That was the seed that has now grown into Clarity. Since then we’ve Retooled the product and launched publicly in May Completed over 12,000 calls Connected entrepreneurs
I believe that it takes more than innovation to succeed. It requires a great product experience. Apple definitely set the standard, but many new companies have embraced this trend and the bar has been set higher. Product design will be a huge differentiator going forward especially when it comes to mobile and consumer applications. Mobile web, displays and browser technologies
I was born on December 26th, 1979. Today I turned 32, although I still feel like I’m 17. Turning 30 was tough, but the past few years have been the most rewarding times of my life. Last summer I got engaged to a beautiful women and two weeks later we signed a term-sheet to sell Flowtown to Demandforce. Looking back
Man, it feels good to finally get that out! As most of you know, I’m an open book with most things and keeping this great news private for the past 7 weeks has been extremely hard. Too many people to thank First off I want to thank my amazing team – Ethan, David, Assaf and Jerome. Most people don’t realize
Next week Ethan and I will be speaking at Berkeley to the MBA class that Steve Blank and Eric Ries created around Customer Development (CD) and Lean Startup. Am I nervous? Heck yeah! Steve’s the God Father of CD and known for being brutally honest. All we can do is tell our story with as much passion and honesty as
As a startup advisor and angel investor, one of the first things I try and teach every entrepreneur, is the importance of keeping advisors and investors in the loop. With that in mind, I’ve created an email template that you should consider using. Benefits of sending update emails Have you’re advisers solve problems for you No surprises, surprises are bad
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at fbFund REV demo day watching 20+ startups pitch to a room of over 100 investors and seasoned entrepreneurs. What’s interesting is the pattern I started to see emerging. Some of the best startups not only had the strongest pitch, but also had an amazing person selling! Here’s 5 characteristics I noticed and why I
If you’ve ever felt a bit crazy, different or that you might not fit in … good for you! The “crazy ones” are those that push the status quo, that dream up the big ideas and shape our futures. Care less about what people think and more about creating. We need more creators. I don’t care how freakin’ weird the
When is it too early to tell the world about your idea? What if someone steals it? Might someone copy it? Here’s a great quote that always puts this into perspective for me: “Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.” ~ Howard Aiken I’m of the opinion that
