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3 Reasons to Scrap Your Startup

Contrary to common belief it’s not poor market timing, aggressive competition or a lack of ability to raise capital that kills the bulk of startups. Rather, according to CEOs of failed startups, it’s a lack...

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Learn forward: 4Ps for Picking Better Than a VC

This post is, like many a blog, written largely as a bread crumb — a way to track my thinking. In the weeks since closing the sale of StackStorm to Brocade I’ve set off on a great adventure — getting to know...

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5 Metrics to Run Your Business

Whether you are running a company, driving a car or flying a jet you need a dashboard to tell you how you are doing. One of the most common mistakes is to fill up your dashboard with dozens of metrics...

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10 Due Diligence Points When Selecting a Startup Accelerator

Last week Samir Kanji (First Republic Bank) published a blog with a list of the accelerators ranked by graduates who received more than $750,000 in funding. Cromwell Shubarth of the San Jose Business...

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