What is your best advice for first time entrepreneurs?

Alejandro Cremades I am driven by solutions to very complex problems.

August 28th, 2016

A good friend is taking the leap of faith and starting her own business. Would love to hear your words of... More

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Why did Secret shutdown and not pivot?

Rachel Zheng Business Development Manager at Honyee Media

April 30th, 2015

I'm sure everyone knows that Secret (the anonymous chat app that raised at $100M valuation not that long ago) is shutting down. The founder said... More

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At what point do you sacrifice perfection in order to release a product?

David Feldman Data Analyst at Scribd

June 12th, 2015

It difficult to determine when you should sacrifice form (if ever) over function for a first-time entrepreneur. Is it better to make a product... More

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How much should an early stage startup CEO receive in salary?

maskal boipai Freelancer- upwork.com

September 12th, 2016

There are several articles from folks like Peter Thiel talking about how much a startup CEO should receive. I wonder if you all have some thoughts... More

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How do you respond to covertly sexist comments?

Chloe Hartford Cofounder/CMO at USalesy

March 8th, 2016

As a female entrepreneurs I find that most of the comments made to me or repeated to me that are problems are not the overt, awful comments that most... More

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Cofounders vs. Founding Team Members: How do you decide the right titles for the right people?

Derek Dukes Business Development, Startups at Amazon Web Services

January 15th, 2015

As an entrepreneur one of the hardest things after finding cofounders is finding the right people to be employees 1-4 or 5. Of late I've seen a lot... More

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Why is so much of Silicon Valley obsessed with small ideas that don't solve a problem?

Rohit Mittal Data Scientist at Popsugar

March 31st, 2015

The world does not need another mobile photosharing app or SMS-based event planning system. The truth is that it's not that hard to get into commercialization... More

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What to wear to a VC meeting?

Eric Gaze

July 26th, 2016

What do you recommend a tech entrepreneur in southern California wear to a meeting with potential investors? I would assume a suit, but it's tech... More

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LLC, C-Corp, or S-Corp for tech startups?

Ryan Thompson Commercial Real Estate Agent at Stidham Commercial

September 8th, 2016

I am wondering what is the best structure for a tech startup in New York City. Especially keeping in mind that the future will entail being capital... More

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How to build relationships with my remote team?

Anonymous

August 2nd, 2015

My team is mostly remote: myself and one other team member work in person but the rest of our 7 person team is scattered across the country. How can... More

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