Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude Over Aptitude)

This post originally ran on TechCrunch.

Startups.We know the mantra: Team matters. Is this philosophy exaggerated? Overrated? Cliché? No. Team is the only thing that matters.

Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross, one of the Internet’s true pioneers. To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. His impact has even helped a…

Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

This post originally ran on TechCrunch.

Blogs. We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. By definition, you read blogs…

The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

This is an interview you’re not going to want to miss, I promise.

Mike is a no BS guy, has all the attributes I look for in a founder, openly shares knowledge and opines without a filter including…

What Every Entrepreneur Could Learn from Justin Bieber

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch.

I know what you’re thinking — link bait title, right? Wrong. I will stand 100% behind my assertions in this post. Justin Bieber is unbelievably entrepreneurial…

This Post Has Nothing to do with SXSW

This post originally appeared on TechCrunch.

For the next four days if you’re in the tech industry you’re going to hear a non-stop stream of information about SXSW. It’s the time of year when many new startups are struggling to rise above…

9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

This post originally appeared on TechCrunch.

I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement” as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries.

The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

The most common questions I’ve gotten over the past week have been a variant of:

• Was SXSW worth it?
• Was it just one big party?
• Should I go next year?
• Why do your eyes still…

I’m sticking with Disqus. Here’s Why

I’ve written before about my love for Disqus. I’m not an investor — I just love the product.

Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom. I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. Through this…