In early September, I launched a Kickstarter campaign for Robot Turtles – a board game that teaches programming to kids ages 3-8. It became the bestselling boardgame in Kickstarter history,… Read More
For a long time I’ve felt like I must be either the first or last entrepreneur to discover the ABC series Shark Tank. For the uninitiated, it’s pure startup voyeurism: a… Read More
It was a few mint juleps in to the evening when Joe Heitzeberg and I started talking about the common experiences of startuphood. “I just maxed out one of my credit cards,”… Read More
When I founded Ontela with my friends Charles and Brian, we were all sick of big companies. There were a lot of things we wanted to do differently, but one… Read More
I just got the following email. Subject: Small taxi company looking to expand Hello, I run a small taxi company outside of Boston Massachusetts. My community has been targeted for… Read More
“Tada!” Eleven-year-old Jude Sack, son of TechStars leader Andy Sack, swept his arms with a flourish. It’s the halftime break between TechStars demo day presentations. A rope “magically” bisects young… Read More
Guest Commentary: The question of equity brings out the most fundamental differences, perceptions, and values in an aspiring startup. In fact the equity question, more than any other, may strangle… Read More