(Before we started this blog, I wrote a series of columns for the Idaho Statesman’s “starting up” series. I looked through my file this weekend and found a few that are probably worth sharing. Here’s the first) Let me ask you something: If your phone rang today and you discovered that your distant aunt Sadie […]
Archive for October, 2009
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Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down
And you can dream So dream out loud You know that your time is coming ’round So don’t let the bastards grind you down - U2, Acrobat After literally thousands of meetings with entrepreneurs in my career, one of the lessons I’ve learned is giving an entrepreneur a quick “no” is much more beneficial to […]
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09
Legal Documentation For Venture Backed Seed Deals
Over the last couple of months, both entrepreneurs and some of my colleagues in the venture capital industry have filled the blogosphere by commenting that investments by VCs in seed stage companies require streamlined documentation and processes. They argue that spending weeks negotiating documents and tens of thousands of dollars in legal bills is inappropriate […]
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5 Minutes With Aaron Turner
While there are plenty of high-profile start-ups in the region, there are a growing number of terrific new companies sprouting up off the beaten path as well. RFinity is one of those companies. Based in Idaho Falls near the Montana border, RFinity is setting out to make mobile payments completely secure. With a terrific funding […]