Congratulations on being selected! I’m really excited to meet you all. Katie, Reed and Rohit do such a great job. Members of our firm have been Mentors since the program’s inaugural class, and we look forward to working with you. After seeing other entrepreneurs progress through the program, here are 5 suggestions: Be honest. Raising VC
Google Analytics Data and My Blog’s 1-yr. Anniversary
Well, it’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I started blogging. I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve written 178 posts in 12 months, which I feel is a healthy but manageable pace. Most important, it has not felt like work. My family reads my blog regularly, and they’re the reason why I started blogging
Google Analytics Data and My Blog’s 1-yr. Anniversary
Well, it’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I started blogging. I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve written 178 posts in 12 months, which I feel is a healthy but manageable pace. Most important, it has not felt like work. My family reads my blog regularly, and they’re the reason why I started blogging
Authenticity Can Come from Saying ‘No’
Another busy day today. One of my morning meetings was with an entrepreneur I know. I read his materials before he arrived and sent him an email saying we were unlikely to be a funding source, as we don’t know that space (selling hardware through waste management companies to hospitals). But, I said I was
Help 7 yr.-old Zane Get Healthy
A 7 yr.-old shouldn’t have to wonder if he will die. A friend told me about Zane (see left), a little boy in Missoula, MT, who is suffering from brain seizures. She knows folks who know the family. A tough situation: a very sick child, limited health insurance, and little income. Here is a note
Movie: ‘Camp 14–Total Control Zone’
I watched a riveting movie this weekend about a North Korean political prisoner named Shin Dong-Huyk. Born at a slave labor camp, the film chronicles his life. What he has gone through is almost surreal, and it’s hard to believe that people are sent to life sentences involving harsh labor, torture and near-starvation for minor