The Latest from Mark Suster
Why was the winter for venture capital funding so short?
It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. Yet as we enter February 20
Should You Be A Startup CEO?
This is the narrative that isn't talked about - but I promise you it's the more common narrative amongst even those that went to top-tier schools, got the right jobs, worked hard in their 20s but didn
Be Honest About Whether Your Product Really Makes A Difference
Startups in a world of massive markets can be confusing. The law of large numbers; platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets are deceiving.
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There’s Something Going On In L.A.
It's the new refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. I hear it right after people decide to come by for a few days to "check out what all the fuss is about." I hear it when I
Why You Shouldn’t Decide Anything Important At Your Board Meeting
There is an old saying in poker that if you don't know who the sucker at the table is - it's you.
The same can be said of critical decisions in a board meeting or frankly any other meeting where ma
My Favorite Entrepreneur Story In A Long Time
The tech industry has a certain narrative on how startups are created. Given the immense wealth generated in a short period of time, entrepreneurial lessons are often lost in the measure of dollars an
How to Sell Your Roadmap Without Selling Your Soul
It's hard to land large customers when you're a tiny enterprise software startup and when you do you have to be careful that you don't become their internal R&D department.
This post offers a s
7 Tips For Layering Professional Services Revenue Into Your Startup
Many investors and advisors will tell you that you shouldn't have professional services revenue at your enterprise startup. This is wrong. PS helps secure customer success and brings in quick revenue
One of the Biggest Mistakes Enterprise Startups Make
The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation peop
Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks
Creating awareness for your brand is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. This post provi
Participation: The Trend That Is Bigger Than The Harlem Shake
Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. TV will enter the era of "participation" and when the me
Why Startup Entrepreneurs Need to Communicate More Like George Bush Than Al Gore
<em><strong>Editor’s Note: </strong>This is a guest post by Mark Suster (<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/msuster">@msuster</a>), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at <a target="_blank" href=
12 Tips To Building A Successful Startup Community Where You Live
<em><strong>Editor’s Note: </strong>This is a guest post by Mark Suster (<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/msuster">@msuster</a>), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at <a target="_blank" href=
Why Convertible Notes Are Sometimes Terrible For Startups
<em><strong>Editor’s Note: </strong>This is a guest post by Mark Suster (<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/msuster">@msuster</a>), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at <a target="_blank" href
The Power of Torso TV (Why Media is Racing to the Middle)
<a href="https://beta.techcrunch.com/?attachment_id=566769" rel="attachment wp-att-566769"><img src="https://beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/torso-tv.jpg" title="torso tv" width="448" h
Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup
Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. There are significant VC commitments and every entering company will get $50,000 in fun
Why You Should Ban Laptops at Board Meetings
<em><strong>Editor’s Note: </strong>This is a guest post by (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/msuster">@msuster</a>) Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at <a href="http://www.grppartners.com">GRP
The State of Venture Capital and the Internet
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Understanding How Dilution Affects You At A Startup
Everybody knows that when you raise money at a startup your ownership percentage of the company goes down. The goal is to have the value of the startup go up by enough that you own a smaller percentag
Netflix Redux: Is It Ever OK to Fire Your Customers?
A month ago <a href="http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/09/19/why-reed-hastings-should-be-applauded-for-netflix-split/" target="_blank">I applauded Reed Hasting's bold decision to split his busi