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Avoiding the Startup Deadpool

Posted February 12th, 2010 in Blog, Social Media, startups by Barry

One of the biggest recommendations I can give to any entrepreneur is very simple: learn from other peoples mistakes.

In the world of forward thinking minds, one of the best places to learn is the Startup Deadpool (the place where some once great ideas now lay dead and are barely remembered.) Continue Reading »

Start-up tips, venture funding 101

Posted February 9th, 2010 in Blog, Professional Articles, startups by Barry

I don’t talk too much about the business of making businesses: but having been through the hurdles a few times and having sat on almost every side of the table, I wanted to share some of my lessons learned.

First off… money is nice, but it isn’t the end goal of venture capital or growing a gigantic business. The experience and talent VC’s can bring to a start-up can be immense (or completely void) and the biggest asset usually becomes the investor’s network.

So from my viewpoint, the three main assets in order of importance: