In today’s economic environment, individuals with entrepreneurial mindsets are exploring new ideas for businesses that will not only survive in a (Read More)

Many people ask me if it’s possible to raise capital in the traditional sense these days.  Everyone knows and understands that lending pract (Read More)

I hear from a great deal of my clients that they’re looking for the secret to the, “best pitch to investors.”  To me, this alway (Read More)

I went to an informational session held on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington this evening for the Founder Institute's upcoming Winter (Read More)

Chris Matthews said something on his Hardball TV show last night that I found disarming. The set up is what makes the payoff satisfying, so I’ll (Read More)

I'm obsessed with Twitter, though no one would confuse me with the most nimble of social media users. This morning I loaded the Gist iPhone app to try (Read More)

One of the major sticking points of starting your own business is the envitable question... "Where do I get the money to do it?" I ask this q (Read More)

Last week, I observed that a model first round stock purchase agreement would do more to serve the cause of efficiency in the startup community -- at l (Read More)

John Cook has wondered aloud on TechFlash why Seattle VCs don't blog. But John's blog, at least, appears to be an effective forum for VCs to address me (Read More)

Along with @sleepless, @timu_matt and @johnclyman, I attended the Naked Truth event at the Olympic Sculpture Park last night, sponsored by Redfin, (Read More)

Because contracts matter, Web 2.0 entrepreneurs will want to publish "terms of use" or "terms of service" (I'll call them "TOS (Read More)

Let’s start with the assumption that we all agree startup technology companies should set the exercise price for stock options at fair market val (Read More)