After my stint on Radio New Zealand Saturday Morning with Kim Hill this morning, I was asked to provide a list of the attributes of what I consider to be a good startup. You can listen to or download the audio: Here’s my shopping list of criteria for good startups: 1. Market a) Global b)…
Continue reading →A couple of months ago, the great people from MyFirstCompany.co.nz interviewed me to collect my sage advice for budding entrepreneurs. Here is what I told them: What is WebFund all about? What’s the difference between a good idea and a good business idea? What should I think about before approaching an investor? How important is…
Continue reading →Left to right: Thomas Schickedanz, Hannah Schickedanz, Mike Penhall, Dave Moskovitz, Nick Rowney, Stefan Korn, Jeff Mitchell, Annabel Youens
Continue reading →In my work at WebFund, we regularly have young entrepreneurs approach us with interesting ideas, but a distinct lack of maturity. Vivek Wadhwa recenty wrote on TechCrunch that “when it comes to startups, old guys rule”. Ill be 50 next year, and it’s getting ever harder to argue that I’m not becoming an old guy…
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