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  • New station, new time for my DJ tunes

    New station, new time for my DJ tunes

    Well, this post is a little long in coming. I switched from Sundays to Fridays 4 years ago, and didn’t update this site! I’ve also (just) changed radio stations. Nevertheless, the CURRENT place you can listen to me play is at Balearic FM, Fridays, 3-5pm EDT. You can also always find all my past sets at Mixcloud and Soundcloud.Continue…

  • Reflections on Acquia following investment by Vista Equity Partners

    Today Acquia, the company I co-founded in 2007 with Dries Buytaert announced that a majority investment in the company had been acquired by Vista Equity Partners. This is a dramatic next step for the company and team, and I could not be more pleased. I have always wanted to build a cornerstone company: one that would lastContinue…

  • Mentor Manifesto 18/18 – Have Empathy. Remember that startups are hard

    This is the final post (18) of the Techstars Mentor Manifesto. As with item 17, Brad Feld let me complete the list with my own submission for this final item. During one of the Techstars Boston cohorts where I’ve been Mentor-in-Residence, I worked with a 20-something CEO founder (code named Mary) who, shortly after raising aContinue…

  • Founders: How are you making money & generating cash?

    Tech startups often do not think deeply enough about how they are going to make money. More focus on this would be greatly helpful. During most of my weeks I’ll meet with anywhere from 5-10 founders of tech companies to talk about their business. Many are looking for investment, and though I’ve invested in a fairContinue…

  • Mentor Manifesto 17/18 – Be Challenging/Robust but Never Destructive

    Brad Feld wrote 16 posts detailing each item of the Techstars Mentor Manifesto. However, there are 18 items in the manifesto and he never got around to writing the final two. I prodded him several times; but after a year without the posts appearing from him, I volunteered to write them; and he has graciously accepted themContinue…