Alley Insider, one of my favorite tech blogs, published an interesting post yesterday, titled "If We Hear About Any More Startups Like These, We'll Scream", listing some of the latest startup trends in idea buckets. Their frustration is coming from the sheer number of startups doing the same thing in the US, but for all of us living out of the US, the question should be: Is it currently being done right your country?
This summer, I had the pleasure to be a mentor at the Entrepreneurship Summer School, an elective at London Business School (my alma mater) where students are tasked with testing whether their startup ideas can turn into a fundable business over the course of three months. Check out the tips for raising funding from angels after the jump.
Bitesize Weekend - quick reads
Gil Rozenberg - co-founder and CEO of Ineze.com, an early-stage technology startup based in Israel, shares his lessons learned on starting a tech startup for first time entrepreneurs. In spite the fact that we've already made some nice achievements, and that the future looks promising, I know that our biggest challenges are still ahead.
VC Cafe asked European and Israeli VCs for their wish list from entrepreneurs, or in other words, what should entrepreneurs be doing more or less of, to maximize their chances of success.
10 things VCs can do to differentiate themselves and provide more value to potential investments - based on feedback from dozens of entrepreneurs. So what makes one VC fund be better perceived than others?
After reading lots of posts on 'lean startups', listening to Eric Reis in Seedcamp and devouring Steve Blank's "Four Steps to the Epiphany", I wanted to see real examples of companies that went through a pivot process. By definition, a Pivot, is a change in the company's strategy or business model when things aren't exactly working out according to the business plan. The first post in the series is on TokBox, a startup that went through a business model change and managed to generate significant value as a result.
You’ve discovered the next big thing, and you feel you planned everything from concept to market entry. In the coming months you will make a multitude of decisions that will define the fate of your new company, and as an experienced startup consultant, I have seen the best and worst of cases.
Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur turned VC, offers a good recount of what it takes to be a CEO in "My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist". What do CEOs do?
How to make your startup attractive for investors? Raising money can be time consuming and proper preparation can save you time and money. Here are 10 tips to consider before you pitch to raise funding, originally presented at Launch48 in London.
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