Pattern Recognition for Entrepreneurs, not just VC’s
by Don Rainey (blog)
VC’s use “pattern recognition” to assess the viability of deals. Pattern recognition is a method of seeing commonalities between a current , novel concept and previous ideas. And while it is a great tool commonly used by Venture Capitalists, the pattern recognition tool is mostly ignored by entrepreneurs. [...]
Think Before You Move
Comments OffMinutes after I write a post about brain drain to New York, San Francisco, etc. the phone rings. The caller says Hi, do you remember me? I’ve quit my job and I’m creating a startup! Uh, ok. I’m not going to go into details about how they plan to survive financially for the next 12-24 [...]
How To Pick Starters For Your Startup Team
Comments OffHave you ever wondered why some people become NBA All Stars and others are passed over for college basketball scholarships? Playing basketball requires skill and ability. Training can make a big difference, but at some level ability and human factors kick in. In watching March Madness games over the weekend I was impressed that a [...]
Team Building for Early Stage Startup Companies
Comments OffI have interviewed a lot of early stage startup company founders and one thing that they all have in common is a frustration with recruiting. It isn’t just with recruiters although for some the recruiters rank highly on their list of complaints. The biggest challenge for founders is to identify who to hire, how to [...]
Advice to a Start Up CEO, Me – 20 Years ago
Comments OffDon Rainey, a General Partner for Grotech Ventures in Northern Virginia, contributed this article. For more of his thoughts and advice related to startups check out his blog.
In many years of start ups, I’ve noticed some truisms of potential value for the start up CEO. I just wish I could tell them to myself [...]
