StartUp entrepreneurs seek achievement. They pursue because they see value, accomplishment, reward, and recognition. Many of them expect to succeed when they start - few of them do.
For the largest group of startup people economic success is a derivative of great product development, deployment, and customer satisfaction. That formula for business or startUp success isn’t […]

Google, Facebook, and other household names - would have sold out if they had only got their price along the way,
writes influential Paul Graham in the article “Why Aren’t There More Googles?” Further, he posits, had acquirers been smarter they would have paid more earlier, and of course much less later. His inferred conclusion for […]

Ideas are a dime a dozen.

No barriers to entry - almost everyone can do it.

Can’t grow large enough.

There’s no way to get out of the investment.

It’s a good idea you’re not the right person.

Most angel investors are not partners.

You’re not prepared.

Not enough progress.

1. Ideas are a dime a dozen.
There’s a pretty big […]

An associate named Marko made a post here. Marko is a veteran startUp guy. He spent 6-7 years at his first startUp practically from day one.
He grew with the company, through it’s first couple of years and 70 angel investors who financed millions of startUp dollars. He went through the “You can’t do that!” […]