Safeguarding the World’s Energy Infrastructure
Buzz Solutions ensures our digital lives have power by helping utilities analyze their infrastructure to detect faults, to highlight areas of risk, and to generally
Seed Stage Misconceptions
As an early stage investment firm, we’ve encountered even sophisticated limited partners who have common misconceptions about seed stage. Those misconceptions can lead to investing
Working Moms Battle Dual Bias
Entrepreneurial moms must often earn credits While female founders may be forced to overcome stereotypes to win the respect and trust of investors, customers and sometimes
Revenue Velocity
Founders can ramp up the speed of their revenue As an early attorney at Google, I found the length of new business contracts was slowing
Why Data and Metrics Should Matter More Than Gut in The VC World
Venture capitalists worldwide make more than $100 billion in investments annually, but rather than making those choices by following a rigorous, analytic process, the average professional looking
Vague “Asks” Are a Time Suck
Poor Queries Can Hurt the Requester Requesting introductions from the well-connected is a great way to expand your professional network. But frequently such requests are
Why a VC marriage is not like a unicorn
Such partnerships can work for investors as well as the couple Married couples obviously love each other, but ask them if they want to work
5 Ways to Manage Your Lawyers as Your Startup Grows
Handling legal affairs poorly can damage a startups success It’s a commonly held perception that lawyers are ruining America, a view that can be especially resonant
10 Steps to Hiring Your Startup’s World-Beating A-Team
Hiring the right team is the one thing you have to get right. Few founders do. A new survey says there’s almost a one in
If you don’t want to get fired from your startup, founders should remember these 3 things
Not being in alignment with your board can cause troubles even founders can’t manage It’s a sad reality, but many chief executives and company founders
