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Two Ex-Googlers Want To Make Bodegas And Mom-And-Pop Corner Stores Obsolete

Called Bodega, this startup installs unmanned pantry boxes in apartments, offices, dorms, and gyms. It promises convenience, but also…

A Crash Course on Funding Your Startup with Convertible Notes

Although more and more founders are bootstrapping (i.e., self-funding) their startups these days, many 21st century startups still proceed…

Techniques to Find Your Billion Dollar Idea

Look inside yourself and find the gems you’re not aware of.

Permissionless Entrepreneurship

I heard from a friend this week that their company was shutting down and, frankly, I was shocked. I wasn’t an investor in the company but I…

Your “Frontier Tech” Startup Should Hire Business People. Stat.

Your product should be a technical marvel. The rest of your business doesn’t have to be.

When Should You Listen to Your Startup Mentor?

The right startup mentor can catapult your company to the next level. But when is their advice good — and when should it be left on the…

Your Competition Is Magnificent — Quit Being A Sook

I’ve got this friend and he’s always crying about the competition. He spends a lot of time sooking about them and coming up with plans to…

Validating your idea BEFORE you build anything

Tl;dr — Get out and talk to customers!

Entrepreneur Education: Do you have a fixed or growth mindset?

Fixed or Growth Mindset?

The End of Disruption

or, how startups can continue to innovate and thrive

Slow growth is good growth: how to boost retention and nurture loyal users

An overhyped launch can be dangerous — especially if your product fails to deliver on its brand promise.

An early stage founders guide to working with VCs — Post investment

Hi there, we’re Point Nine Capital a VC firm focused on SaaS and marketplaces. If you want to be kept informed of our new posts you can…

How to write a conference talk

Last week I took the stage at LaraconEU to speak to a crowd of professional developers about feelings and the ever-lasting industry…

Why I’m Stepping Down as CEO of Our Company

I follow the general premise that life is part purpose driven planning and part serendipity. We always have control over our deliberate…

How to Recruit Investors for Your Startup

Successfully convincing investors to fund your startup is not easy.

Fear and the Venture Capitalist

There are many pathologies that venture capitalists can develop and bring into the boardroom. Common ones include being convinced they know…

Want an Innovation Ecosystem? Copy This One Part of Silicon Valley Culture.

Visitors to Silicon Valley continually mention how willing we are to help, network, and connect strangers. We take this part of Silicon…

Burn Rate 101 for Startups: A 15-Min Introduction

More than 90% of all startups fail. Many studies suggest this high failure rate can be attributed to new companies’ inability to develop…

The College That Produces Founders at 5 Times the Rate of Stanford

Edit: I’ve collected my responses to a number of questions and comments about the methodology behind this data in a new post here. In that…

Turning $100M exits into $100B exits: The challenges and opportunities facing Sweden as a tech hub

To get more insights like this from Mattias and the rest of the Atomico team, sign up to our monthly(ish) newsletter, The Operator’s Manual…

Packaging your Seed Round

What to do if you get a first VC meeting — but not a second.

’Til dev do us part: How to know when the time and team is right for your app

So you’ve locked in your idea and it’s been validated by at least 12 people.

How to find the perfect Co-Founder

Forget the ‘I can do it all by myself’ bullshit. It’s time to acknowledge our weaknesses, and find the perfect business partner.

People Who Start Companies Are Crazy

I think people who start companies are, without a doubt, just a little bit crazy.

In defense of Juicero and other really dumb food startups

Juicero just shut down. They raised $118 million, and their product was “ an internet-connected device that transforms single-serving…