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 reading “Mentor Manifesto 18/18 – Have Empathy. Remember that startups are hard”
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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 reading “Mentor Manifesto 17/18 – Be Challenging/Robust but Never Destructive”
Viewpoint follows role: 2013 in review
I left Acquia in the capable hands of its current management team last December after I had the fortunate experience to be tightly connected to TechStars during the Fall 2012 class. That involvement made me wonder whether there might be a business opportunity in building an accelerator for companies using Drupal as a technology platform, and I left Acquia to follow that idea. FortunatelyContinue reading “Viewpoint follows role: 2013 in review”
The most common startup problem: Lack of go-to-market answers
I recently attended a terrific event we have in Boston called the “UnConference”, where organizers go out of their way to run the conference in non-typical fashion. There are always all-kinds of innovations. I’ve been privileged to be asked to help the organizers as part of a small advisory board for the conference. One sessionContinue reading “The most common startup problem: Lack of go-to-market answers”
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