The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

This article initially appeared on TechCrunch — with a minor update highlighted in red below.

Should Investors in the Same Round of Financing Ever Get Different Prices?

If you were on Twitter on Saturday you might have noticed a lively discussion with Dave McClure, Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon and myself. And a few others.

Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

I think I’ve read Paul Graham’s post on “Startup = Growth” three or four times now. And of course on Twitter I’ve seen the Tweets, ReTweets and superlatives on what a great post it is.

What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch.

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which…

The Misstep of Quora and The Importance of Trust Amongst Your Community

You know the old saying about trust … “It takes years to build and seconds to destroy.”

And once destroyed it is very difficult if not impossible to repair. You need to be the…