I met recently with an entrepreneur. Great pedigree, multiple start-ups, and prior “big time” VC backing. Someone whom I’ve known for a long time and greatly respect. He has spent the past four years in Cleantech with two start-ups. He’s now throwing in the towel. He said that Cleantech was a very promising sector when
Category: Entrepreneurship
Myers-Briggs Personality Test–Freaky, But Worth It
I spent most of Friday at TechStars’ Cambridge office, meeting 1-on-1 with the new teams. I was surprised when one of the entrepreneurs mentioned the Myers-Briggs personality test. She and her co-founders had taken the test and knew each other’s profiles. They accurately predicted mine (I’m what is called an “ENTJ“). Here are strengths of
1st Job Out of College: Should You Start a Company?
I caught up this week with a friend of mine. He’s a serial entrepreneur and has been hanging out at MassChallenge. During our discussion, we talked about when it’s right to start a company? Should you start one right after college? He’s of the opinion that you should not do so right after school. He
Post Script: The Broke Entrepreneur from Europe
It’s not often that I empty my wallet to help someone out. I’ve written in the past about such a time, when an entrepreneur from Estonia was nearly broke (read “Entrepreneurship Is Hard”). He was sleeping on people’s couches. Well, I reached out to him to get an update. Unfortunately, he did have to move
To the New TechStars Cambridge Class, Yo
Congratulations! You are part of a truly elite group. Not only does the program brand you, but Katie and Reed are some of the most thoughtful and connected people in the whole ecosystem. Such high integrity. You’re in great hands. Members of our firm have been Mentors since the program’s inaugural class, and we look
A Parent’s Death and Entrepreneurship
Maybe it is a coincidence, but I recently had two meetings with different entrepreneurs. Each had a father who died very young. Their mothers in turn changed their lives to care for young children as a single parent. One mother cleaned hotel rooms. I don’t know if these life-changing events put these folks on the