All posts by Eric Paley
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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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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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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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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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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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Stephen Kaufer
Stephen Kaufer, the CEO of travel giant TripAdvisor sat down with Eric Paley in the thirteenth installment of...
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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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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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Dharmesh Shah
How to Build a Billion Dollar Marketing Organization Dharmesh Shah has done more to revolutionize modern marketing since...
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Steve Papa
Making a B2B Startup worth a Billion Dollars Steve Papa founded Endeca Technologies in 1999 and served as...
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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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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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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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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,...
