One secret to building a venture backed business
If you're not planning to build or invest in venture backed businesses... ignore this post. It's only intended for entrepreneurs and investors who are trying to figure out what the next big venture...
View ArticleThis mid-1700s advice is still relevant to you
I read Dane McDonald’s post on What matters most and was even more inspired to write this post on being lovely that's been bouncing around my drafts folder since reading How Adam Smith Can Change Your...
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The one trick of startup investors
What does every investor know that every entrepreneur should know? It is the one thing that investors relentlessly hound entrepreneurs about, it is the simple question of "Who the fuck cares?" If you...
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Just pick the quality companies
I recently watched this talk with Tobias Carlisle and ran out to buy his book Deep Value: Why Activist Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations. I've posted some of the...
View ArticleThe single best value investor conference is…
Having just arrived back from the Berkshire Hathaway 50th anniversary meeting, started wondering what the best conference, meeting, event, or workshop is for value investors... They're all very great...
View ArticleThe most important lesson from the #BRK50 meeting
Everyone is covering all the pontification about investing that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger espoused from their grandstand amongst loyal fans. Their wisdom reigned supreme in the eyes of many and...
View ArticleThanks Anne
I finished reading Anne Lamott’s book Bird by Bird and wanted to write a quick post to thank her. If you like writing you should go read Anne’s book. For those of you who've read it in the past, now's...
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Top 5 lessons from Peter Thiel’s book Zero To One
By now, I'm sure you've read the book Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Futureby the renowned Peter Thiel and Blake Masters. If you haven't I want to highlight a few simple concepts...
View ArticleHow to tell an investor your business has failed
I was looking at my traffic the other day and saw that a few folks were getting to my blog looking for a guidance on how to tell investors their business had failed. I don't know if it was a sixth...
View ArticleWhen should I leave my job to start a company?
With all the attention in tech being on the startups and the rampant acceleration of innovation and valuation at those startups, I hear from a lot of people ready to scratch their itch for starting a...
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The origins of angel investing
I was recently reading Angel Investing: Matching Startup Funds with Startup Companies--The Guide for Entrepreneurs and Individual Investorsand it got me to really think about early stage finance from a...
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Letters to my kids – what you taught me
Sixteenth in the series - Letters to my kids Hey guys, As a father one of the delights I had when you were babies was watching you laugh and smile. Over the years you've continued to teach me to be...
View ArticleAs things stand now, I am going to be a writer
“As things stand now, I am going to be a writer. I’m not sure that I’m going to be a good one or even a self-supporting one, but until the dark thumb of fate presses me to the dust and says ‘you are...
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The New History of Greece
Originally published in 2009 and all the more relevant today in 2015... enjoy The family and I are off to see the mythological contagion of Europe tomorrow… formerly known as Greece. We are all bummed...
View ArticleHighlights from the SEC investor alert on Reg A+
On July 8th, the SEC posted an investor alert regarding the new Reg A+. There was a lot of coverage of the rules when they came out and this SEC alert adds to the content. Here's the highlights if you...
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35,000
Startup Wealth, the book I've been spending all my spare time working on is finally off for the final layout, printing, and so on. I've been a bit dark here getting through the final edits and wanted...
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4 Lessons to Know Before Approaching an Investor
Raising money from investors is most successful when founders approach the process with investors as business partners. For founders, fundraising is usually an all-encompassing task. All of the...
View ArticleEpisode #26 – Josh Maher – Author of Startup Wealth
I recently was interviewed on The Law of Startups Podcast about Startup Wealth, angel investing, and Seattle Angel. Mike and Joe Wallin are great to talk to and they have a great list of existing...
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Pre-order available!
We're working on the print version still, but the kindle version is available for pre-order on Amazon already! Just $9.99 to learn how the best angel investors make money in startups! Coming in at...
View ArticleLimited time offer – bonus chapter!!
Raised in Pennsylvania, apprenticed under the world famous Stanley Druckenmiller Did mortgage securitization in the 90’s… before it was cool Lawyered at Perkins Coie, VC’d at Madrona and Voyager One of...
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