Entrepreneurship

Most writers don’t know about its potential. — “ManyStories is where writers, regardless of where they publish, share their stories and engage with their readers”, shared Lincoln W Daniel who founded the platform. It can help you to get more eyeballs on your stories and broaden your readership beyond the people who already read your content on Medium.com. How to participate? …

Find your lead investor and signal your valuation expectations to begin the discussion on investment terms — The most frequent question I get asked by founders (other than what does DC stand for) is how to calculate the valuation of their startup. Unfortunately, there’s no simple formula to pop out a number. Founders need to negotiate with investors to find a value that works for both sides. …

In the best of times and the worst of times, performant entrepreneurs will thrive, survive, and prevail. VC Focus During Lean Times Tech has been arguably overdue for a correction of sorts, not unlike high finance during the 2008 Great Recession. And VCs have tightened their belts in anticipation of the impending downturn mixed with…

Stop trying to be someone else, be the best version of yourself — I was always envious of my younger brother. ​He’s the type who intuitively knows how to play any sport. He was a star of every team he played on in high school and went on to run track at a Division 1 college. I have never beaten him in a…

Make sure your effort is balanced and your destination is clear — It’s impossible to know how far away your destination is if you don’t know how far you’ve already come. This is the true purpose of the product roadmap. It’s not about impressing investors. It’s not about delighting customers. It’s not about motivating employees. Sure, it can be all of those…

A reading list for successful people — “Successful people find value in unexpected places,” said Peter Thiel. “And they do this by thinking about business from first principles instead of formulas.” Like Peter Thiel, I spend a lot of time reading and trying to find value in books. It’s a habit that helped me to become healthier…