As a general rule, you don’t think “soul” when you think “businessman.” Of course, in today’s ever evolving, interconnected world, one quickly learns that there is always an exception to the rule. Andy Weissman is that exception. Simply saying that he is exceptional, however, would be far too much of an understatement. A graduate of […]
The Most Respected Venture Capitalists
While one entrepreneur might differ from the next, there is one thing they all have in common: the need for capital. With no shortage of Venture Capitalists and Angels, how do you know whether or not you are working with a winner? Over at SeekOmega.com, Mark Fidelman has done the homework for you with this […]
An Angel in New York: Laura Hill
Laura Hill has made a career out of helping others carving out a career for themselves. That’s impressive! With an M.B.A. in finance from the Stern School at New York University, and a B.B.A. in marketing from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Hill has defined a legacy as both a […]
Startup Starter Pack: 4 Tools for the Hopeful NYC Entrepreneur
Do you like metaphors? One of my favorite authors, C.S. Lewis, in his essay “Mediations in a Toolshed,” relates the experience of seeing a ray of sunlight cast inside a dark and dusty shed through a small hole at the top of the doorframe. He reasons that there are two ways a person can ever […]
A New York VC Spotlight: Mike Brooks
Michael C. Brooks is a venture capital veteran with over 25 years’ experience under his belt. Highly decorated, highly active, and highly influential, Brooks is an expert in financial services and information technology investments, making him an asset to any entrepreneur. Armed with a MBA from the Harvard Business School, as well as a […]
Hard Startup Wisdom from VC Ben Horowitz
Building a startup is hard. I know this because Ben Horowitz told me so, and I’m generally inclined to take his word for it. Of course, you don’t need someone else to tell you that. You live it every day. What you do need is someone to guide you through the rough patches—someone to give […]
Stanford in the Alley: Ideas – The Good, The Bad, and The Leftovers
In his presentation at the Startup School last year, Chris Dixon had a bit of unconventional wisdom to share. Good ideas which are clearly good ideas, he reasons, are gobbled up quickly by the big companies like Apple and Samsung. Then what does that leave for every would-be startup and entrepreneur looking to introduce the next big thing? Leftovers—or good ideas that look like bad ideas.
Magic Machines that Print Stuff and the Revolution of Industry
Explaining to family and friends that you are taking a train to see a bunch of weird microwave-looking machines print 3-dimensional objects out of what seems like thin air, is a bit like telling them your hopping on a train to Hogwart’s. At least—from the looks on the faces I saw—I imagine the reactions must […]
What’s Inside the Mind of an Entrepreneur
We are now in the age of entrepreneurism. How can we be sure? For starters, more than half of millennials consider themselves to be one. What does this mean? According to a whopping 90% of the people polled for this new infographic from ODESK, it means that these “entrepreneurs” consider themselves risk-taking, self-starting and visionary […]
Advice from David Teten – the Man, the Myth, the… Parkour Legend?
What’s cooler than beer and pizza? How about enjoying both while listening to entrepreneur, author and venture capitalist David Teten? Last Tuesday, StartupGrindNYC hosted the VC and blogger at AOL headquarters in the heart of New York City, four floors up above the bustling streets, where entrepreneurs, young and old—students, lawyers and professionals from all […]
An Angel in New York: Jared Hecht
An Angel in New York: Jared Hecht As a shooting star in the startup world, Jared Hecht has “always had a proclivity for straying from the common path.” And like a shooting star, Jared has been opening eyes from the very beginning of his young—and rather impressive—career. Armed with a degree in Political Science from […]