Investment contracts, whether for debt or equity, cannot possibly cover all foreseeable future contingencies. This means at varying points in the lif...

Investment contracts, whether for debt or equity, cannot possibly cover all foreseeable future contingencies. This means at varying points in the lif...

Six years ago I wrote three tips on making your board effective (tip #1, tip #2 and tip #3). Since then there is a lesson that I keep on relearning a...

Six years ago I wrote three tips on making your board effective (tip #1, tip #2 and tip #3). Since then there is a lesson that I keep on relearning a...

Yesterday, Twitter laid off about 8 percent of its employees or roughly 1 in 12 people. Most entrepreneurs dread a moment like that more than anythin...

Yesterday, Twitter laid off about 8 percent of its employees or roughly 1 in 12 people. Most entrepreneurs dread a moment like that more than anythin...

Quite a few companies are finding themselves in a situation roughly as follows: they have raised a lot of money at high valuations on a fast growth s...

Quite a few companies are finding themselves in a situation roughly as follows: they have raised a lot of money at high valuations on a fast growth s...

I have not been blogging much because I have been working on my book, but many people have asked me about the markets. So here are my thoughts.Much o...

I have not been blogging much because I have been working on my book, but many people have asked me about the markets. So here are my thoughts.Much o...

Have you ever been in a super stressful situation that afterwards, when things had calmed down, possibly weeks or months later felt like it was part ...

Have you ever been in a super stressful situation that afterwards, when things had calmed down, possibly weeks or months later felt like it was part ...

At startups events I am often asked about important qualities in the character of founders. Persistence strikes me as crucial. Startups have many set...

At startups events I am often asked about important qualities in the character of founders. Persistence strikes me as crucial. Startups have many set...

Even as recently as Web Summit at the beginning of November I was asked about a Bubble as part of a panel. It has since occurred to me that the probl...

Even as recently as Web Summit at the beginning of November I was asked about a Bubble as part of a panel. It has since occurred to me that the probl...

Fred had a great post yesterday about why investors in private companies experience more anxiety than those in public ones (can’t sell) together with...

Fred had a great post yesterday about why investors in private companies experience more anxiety than those in public ones (can’t sell) together with...

One of the questions that I get asked a fair bit is what characteristics help a founder to be successful. I have often answered “being stubborn but n...

One of the questions that I get asked a fair bit is what characteristics help a founder to be successful. I have often answered “being stubborn but n...