Venture Capital Vs. Bootstrapping: How To Best Position Your Company For Long-Term Success
To successfully put a business idea into action, you need a practical strategy that allows for the right amount of control and growth. Most people view
The Four Pillars of Real Flexibility: An Honest Look at the Next Phase of Work
The topic of home, office, or home-office hybrid has been more or less exhausted over the course of the pandemic. By now, most companies have
Going Deeper: Investing in African Well Building Projects
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared access to clean water and sanitation as a basic human right, yet millions don’t have an opportunity
Two Goals That Are Actually Worth Setting in 2022
It’s February. The conversational buzz around goal setting that comes like clockwork every new year has more or less died down to a flatline, where
Failure is Not Final
Young startup founders often ask me for advice, and one of the important lessons I have learned over the years is that the old adage,
Post-COVID Outlook: Customer Experience, Total Experience, & The One Thing You Can’t Get Wrong
Zain Jaffer discusses how our approaches to Customer Experience need to evolve. Last year in an interview, I made the case that providing an excellent
Hard Truths Around Hardware: Non-Obvious Reasons You’re Seeing Slow/No VC Traffic
During 2020, Tesla’s market cap increased by over $500 billion. That means it’s worth roughly as much as the combined market cap of the next
The Budget Triad: The Strategy That Kept Me Afloat as a CEO
During my time with Vungle, it was my responsibility to make sure my team was in the best possible position to face the year ahead.
What Exactly I’m Looking For As A Prop Tech VC
Want to pitch me an idea? Here’s what you need to know.In the world of startups, so many people ask me what I’m looking for
Founder’s Advice: What You Need To Know About Raising Money
In the world of start-ups, ideas are the starting point… but only the starting point. The age-old maxim applies: execution is everything. And usually, execution
One Answer For How to Find Money for Your Startup: Be Bold
With a speed of technological advances these days, creating a startup requires a sense of urgency, endless energy, passion, tenacity, a great idea… and money.
5 Ways to Create a Wow! Customer Experience
In an interview with Kristin Marquet of Authority Magazine, I shared stories that shaped the development of Vungle and “5 Ways to Create a
Talking with Giants: Advice to Entrepreneurs on How to Talk to Potential Investors with Ben Narasin (Part 4)
https://youtu.be/-pktb4XIY84 Before the pandemic, I had an opportunity to sit down with Ben Narasin, Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates (NEA). NEA is one of
Talking With Giants: Ben Narasin’s Perspective on Types of Investors (Part 3)
The sale of my company Vungle for $780MM in 2019 created opportunities for me to invest in other startups. At first, those investments were made
Talking With Giants: Ben Narasin on What a VC Should Provide To A Startup Entrepreneur (Besides Money) (Part 2)
One of the early investors in my company Vungle, was Ben Narasin, a highly-regarded early-stage investor who focuses on emerging technologies and fast-growing new markets.
Talking With Giants: Ben Narasin’s Advice On What To Look For In A Startup (Part 1)
Ben Narasin is a Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), A VC based in Silicon Valley. He was an entrepreneur for 25 years and
Talking with Giants: An Interview with Legendary Investor Tim Draper (Part 4)
I talked with investing giant Tim Draper about a wide range of investment topics, including some key mistakes that entrepreneurs can make early on in
Talking with Giants: An Interview with Legendary Investor Tim Draper (Part 3)
Tim Draper has been changing the world his entire career. He invests in entrepreneurial endeavors that are shifting how we operate in the world, in
Going Beyond Green: The Evolution of Sustainability Post COVID-19
In the commercial real estate article I recently wrote for ValueWalk, I talk about the long-term impact of our understandable new hyper-focus on health and
Talking with Giants: An Interview with Legendary Investor Tim Draper (Part 2)
I had an opportunity to record my conversation with the great Tim Draper, a visionary startup investor whose financial support has created billions of dollars