All posts by Eric Paley
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Eric Paley | January 21, 2016
When Burn Rate Outweighs Enthusiasm
Many business critics of Uber contend that the company is spending “unsustainably.” Despite that nearly all venture-backed startups...
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Eric Paley | January 21, 2016
The Platform Paradox
I often hear VCs say that they don’t back products, they back platforms. I find that logic backwards...
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Eric Paley | September 23, 2015
Announcing Collective Wisdom
Despite what the movies show, startups aren’t born painlessly from inspiration on the back of a napkin to...
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Eric Paley | September 23, 2015
Startup Tip: Build a Culture that Ships
Steve Jobs famously quipped that “Real Artists Ship.” Trip Advisor’s Stephen Kaufer is similarly insistent on getting products...
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Eric Paley | September 21, 2015
Paul English
Helping a Startup Take Flight Paul English co-founded and saw Kayak rise to become a billion dollar travel...
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Eric Paley | September 21, 2015
Stephen Kaufer
Stephen Kaufer, the CEO of travel giant TripAdvisor sat down with Eric Paley in the thirteenth installment of...
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Eric Paley | September 20, 2015
Wasting Times with the Joneses
Starting a company is like attempting to bend the world to your will. There are obstacles at every turn,...
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Eric Paley | August 28, 2015
Steering Your Startup Through a Downturn
Last month, the startup world was chattering about free money, and founders and investors alike were on their...
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Eric Paley | August 28, 2015
Dharmesh Shah
How to Build a Billion Dollar Marketing Organization Dharmesh Shah has done more to revolutionize modern marketing since...
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Eric Paley | August 1, 2015
Steve Papa
Making a B2B Startup worth a Billion Dollars Steve Papa founded Endeca Technologies in 1999 and served as...
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Eric Paley | May 19, 2015
After Funding, Watch Burn Rates And Beware The Tyranny Of Incrementalism
After struggling for months or years without any financing, most startup founders relish the opportunity to finally have...
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Eric Paley | May 19, 2015
How To Sell Your Company Without A Buyer
Conventional wisdom is that startups are bought, not sold. The logic follows that no matter how much an...
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Eric Paley | May 1, 2015
The Fine Line Between Success And Bankruptcy
When seed capital hits the books, the outlook of every startup is one of unbridled optimism. Founders, team...
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Eric Paley | October 8, 2013
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (Funding)
Nearly every week, I receive an email from one of our portfolio founders that reads something like: “Hey,...