Why Don’t Venture Capitalists Tell You Why They Won’t Invest?
Today, we were asked the following question: '”Why don't VCs tell you the reason why they don't invest? Any feedback would be useful. It's just plain rude.” I (Jason) figured that this is really a personal question, so I thought that I’d post on my personal blog, as I certainly can’t speak (or even guess) the response for the entire VC industry. You can see Jason’s thoughts here. 

Preparing to Wind Down a Business: What information do you need?
We continue to work our way through wind downs in the third part of the series from Roger Glovsky.  Roger, you have the floor… The primary responsibility for shutting down operations and liquidating assets falls on the managers and/or owners of the business, at least until or unless the creditors or court system takes over.  This could come as a nasty shock to some investors.  Many angel investors or even venture capitalists enter a transaction with the intent of just contributing money.  They may be surprised to learn some day that the management team for the company they invested in have all resigned and that no one is remaining to w

When to Shut Down Your Company
Last week we started the blog series (written by Roger Glovsky), How to Wind Down Your Company.  The response and comments were great!  Keep them coming.  This week we tackle the hardest problem of all: deciding when to shut down your company. It is not easy an easy decision, especially for entrepreneurs.  Starting a company is about creating a vision, persuading others to believe in the vision, turning an idea into reality, and pursuing a dream.  The last thing an entrepreneur wants to do is to shut down his or her dream. So, how do you make the decision to shut down

Know Your Communication Strategy When Raising Money
Today’s interesting post is from Matt Eventoff and talks about how startups need a communications strategy while raising money – not all that dissimilar from a disgraced politician.  Thanks Matt!

How To Wind Down Your Company – New Series
Of the most popular posts that Brad and I have created are our series on Term Sheets, Compensation, and Mergers and Acquisitions.  One of the subjects that we’ve wanted to tackle has been the dissolution of companies.  It’s never fun to think about failure, but it happens a lot. Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten around to it yet, so it was with great joy that my friend Roger Glov