http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/blog/2008/10/21/full-house-in-sunnyvale-this-morning/ Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/blog/2008/10/21/full-house-in-sunnyvale-this-morning/#comment-1923 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:40:26 +0000 http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/blog/2008/10/21/full-house-in-sunnyvale-this-morning/#comment-1923 [...] I think it’s unfortunate but a lot what’s written about Silicon Valley entrepreneurship is actually part of a sales pitch or positioning for the venture ecosystem. There is a lot of advice that’s designed to encourage the entrepreneur to start negotiations with an attorney or a VC in a very poor position. The Venture Hacks blog is a notable counter example: their posts on term sheet negotiations are delightfully practical and lately they have provided some excellent advice on bootstrapping and customer development. But many articles and blog posts are designed to convince an entrepreneur to seek early validation from a VC firm instead of a customer, or lately to take a worse deal because “Good Times RIP” (or maybe not.) [...] […] I think it’s unfortunate but a lot what’s written about Silicon Valley entrepreneurship is actually part of a sales pitch or positioning for the venture ecosystem. There is a lot of advice that’s designed to encourage the entrepreneur to start negotiations with an attorney or a VC in a very poor position. The Venture Hacks blog is a notable counter example: their posts on term sheet negotiations are delightfully practical and lately they have provided some excellent advice on bootstrapping and customer development. But many articles and blog posts are designed to convince an entrepreneur to seek early validation from a VC firm instead of a customer, or lately to take a worse deal because “Good Times RIP” (or maybe not.) […]

]]> http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/blog/2008/10/21/full-house-in-sunnyvale-this-morning/#comment-1679 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:00:39 +0000 http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/blog/2008/10/21/full-house-in-sunnyvale-this-morning/#comment-1679 [...] I mentioned Sequoia Capital’s “Good Times RIP” at the last breakfast and elaborated on it in “Full House in Sunnyvale This Morning” posting, adding pointers to commentary from Hacker News, 37 Signals, and Venture Hacks. I was delighted to discover Ho Nam’s Altos Ventures Musings blog and his “RIP Good Times? A Different Perspective” posting about a presentation he put together for an entrepreneur conference last week in Reno. His slideshare presentation is here: RIP Good Times? A Different Perspective [...] […] I mentioned Sequoia Capital’s “Good Times RIP” at the last breakfast and elaborated on it in “Full House in Sunnyvale This Morning” posting, adding pointers to commentary from Hacker News, 37 Signals, and Venture Hacks. I was delighted to discover Ho Nam’s Altos Ventures Musings blog and his “RIP Good Times? A Different Perspective” posting about a presentation he put together for an entrepreneur conference last week in Reno. His slideshare presentation is here: RIP Good Times? A Different Perspective […]

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