I’m a very happy Aereo subscriber. So, I’m incredibly bummed that Aereo lost its Supreme Court case and has now stopped its service. I’ve interacted with CEO Chet Kanojia a few times and have always found him to be incredibly thoughtful and driven. When you read about his life story, you cannot help but feel inspired.
Category: Entrepreneurship
A Big Step for Start-up Founders
I gave a talk tonight at Workbar. Aaron Radez coordinated and moderated the event. Now, I’ve given many talks, but this one felt special. Aaron was deft, and the audience seemed really engaged. For me, I stumbled on a new realization as I answered one question about entrepreneurs. I started to think that people who start companies
Risk Homeostasis and Founders
I had lunch today with serial entrepreneur Mike Rowan, who always has amazing ideas and an awesome outlook on life. While noshing over falafel, we started talking about “risk homeostasis.” The basic idea is this: each person has a set point for risk and will modify his/her behavior to maintain that risk. So, Mike believes
The VC Bottleneck
I’ve attended recently a number of accelerator events. I’m struck by how much smaller the crowds are. The bloom is definitely off the seed rose. You’ve heard about the Series A Crunch, that there is very little money available to fund post-seed companies, that this is a cash problem. My partner Eric Hjerpe views it
The Power of Human Creativity
Music often fascinates me. There is a fixed number of notes, but an infinite combination with which to create a myriad of music. For example, above, is a very moving video of the song “Landslide” (or click here). I posted recently another version of the song. Same song, both sung with no instruments, yet they
Why Founders Really Matter
The WSJ today published an article called “Drop in Tech Stocks Hits Startup Funding” (more here). The piece outlined how the NASDAQ correction is in turn affecting VCs and angels. I’m not a pro at the public markets and its ripple effects, but I do feel strongly about this: time horizon really matters. If your