The True Cost of a Full Time Engineer: Got a call from an engineering friend of mine. He just moved to a new city for a new job. He writes firmware for a small company. Reason for the call? He is bored and wondering if we had any projects he could work on. Good engineers… Read More
The Weather is Perfect for Small Companies and Startups: There is more capital now than ever in history, and the cost of capital is cheap. In the HBR Article (March-April 2017, Strategy in the Age of Superabundant Capital), Michael Ma#startupsnkins, et. al., says: “The combination of the factors leads us to conclude that through 2030… Read More
Keys to spending a lot of money to develop a terrible product: Over the years, we have worked with more than 275 startups and small companies helping them develop technology products. There must, however, be a secret primer out there on how to maximize the cost to develop a terrible product. After much research, we… Read More
Just went through an exercise with a bunch of investors who were trying to determine what to look for in startup. What makes some startups succeed and others fail? Of course, everyone agreed that it was NOT the idea. The general consensus was that is was a functional team that made good decisions, with a… Read More
What is the secret behind Lightspeed’s dramatic rise to the top of the VC performance list. Well, according to one source: “…Other folks, they’re lazier or less strategic when it comes to really understanding deep technology and the value of the best engineers.” You can see the full article here: https://bloom.bg/2mNiIM3