24 de set. de 2014

How to Determine How Much Equity to Give to a Mentor

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Stop me if you have been in this scenario before. You have an idea for a new product, service, or software and you start to build a company off that idea. Everything is laid out--the framework, the business plan, everything.


16 de set. de 2014

Extensive Notes from SalesConf

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As an engineer with no direct sales experience, I've always wanted to learn more about how to turn code into cash, but wasn't sure where to start. A few months ago, I got an invite to SalesConf, an affordable sales conference with a great speaker lineup.


7 de set. de 2014

The Mudei: o Dia da Independência é o melhor das startups

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Se startup é o nome dado àquela fase de extrema incerteza em que tudo são premissas, hipóteses, teses, então conseguir definir público, produto, modelo de negócio e estrutura da empresa é deixar de lado a fase selvagem, é deixar de ser startup, entrar na fase empresa.


5 de set. de 2014

The 11 Risks VCs Evaluate

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Though the industry is called venture capital, the goal of a VC isn’t to maximize every risk. Instead, we try to understand all the risks a business might face and weigh those risks with the reward - the exit. Here are the major risks that I typically review when a startup pitches.