Passionate failure
Investors, mentors, entrepreneurs, and hiring managers have a habit of claiming divine abilities to judge other people’s emotions while admitting difficulty judging that same person’s actual skill and ability. Skills… Read more >
Parents don’t outsource their love
Actors don’t outsource their lines Musicians don’t outsource the creation of music Entrepreneurs don’t outsource the thing of value they bring to the world Recently I was on a panel… Read more >
September 2, 2016 Economics, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investing 3 Read more >
The growing Norwegian startup community
I’ll be honest…Norway along with the other countries in Scandinavia weren’t at the top of my list for places to visit. The thought of cold and snow pretty much removed… Read more >
July 11, 2016 Entrepreneurship, Investing, Startups 0 Read more >
New rules, new liquidity for private company stock
You may have read my recent article on TechCrunch. I worked with a couple of great lawyers here in Seattle Joe Wallin and John Myer (highly recommend them both) on… Read more >
6 books to read when startup valuations are deteriorating
With startup valuations falling as fast as oil prices, investors and entrepreneurs need to remind themselves how value is created when innovative high growth companies are built. Here’s a few… Read more >
Why write a book on angel investing?
Originally published on my friend Joe Wallin’s blog the startup law blog. I highly recommend you become a regular reader. As the President of Seattle Angel, I’ve worked with a… Read more >
Building wealth investing in startups
Building wealth is easier when taxes aren’t involved. Over the decades, the top 1% of wealth in our society has used a variety of tax loopholes to expand their wealth… Read more >
8 holiday books on bubbles
With the holiday coming up, many fellow entrepreneurs and investors turn off their computers and read a book or two before coming back relaxed and ready for the new year…. Read more >