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A colleague of mine just sent me this HBS Elevator Pitch Generator. It is a nice tool, focused on “explaining yourself, your business, your goals and your passions.” 

I was introduced to Martin Cagan, the head of the Silicon Valley Product Group. Martin has an impressive track record and is an expert in product management.

I was with a good friend and great entrepreneur this weekend who has recently become a venture investor.

Reid Hoffman, the Founder and CEO of LinkedIn is a very successful entrepreneur and investor. I am a big fan of LinkedIn and support Reid’s 

Josh Quittner has an article in Time on a new type of startup he calls LILOs for “a little in, a lot

Sarah thinks startups should take more risk: “they are supposed to be doing something that is risky, seems insane and can easily fail. If they aren’t,

Guy thinks there are four flaws. He is right that “it’s not easy to productize technology and start a company”.

Should companies invest in innovation in today’s down market? It depends on what type of innovation. In this Forbes article, the authors note that DuPont continued to invest in R&D in the 1930s and discovered neoprene (synthetic rubber),

The WSJ has a good editorial about why venture capital could never pose systemic risk. And I agree, but what is really revealing about this conversation about regulation and risk,

This is a fascinating study. It basically says your business plan doesn’t matter for fundraising.