Paul Graham: Starting a Company in a Bad Economy:…”Maybe a recession is a good time to start a startup. It’s hard to say whether advantages like lack of competition outweigh disadvantages like reluctant investors. But it doesn’t matter much either way. It’s the people that matter. And for a given set of people working on a given technology, the time to act is always now.”
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In this post, Albert Wenger lists several themes Union Square Ventures (a New York City based Venture Capital firm) is interested in investing in:
- The decline of the firm and the rise of one-to-one commerce
- Merging of cyberspace and real space
- Unified identity (across different sites and services)
- Generational shift
- Global growth of the Web
- Mobile
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Great post via Michael Cerda at Mashable. Startup Hacks: 7 Questions VCs Will Ask You, What They Really Mean, and How You Can Answer Them
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Early-stage investor Brian Singerman, a VC at the Founders Fund, talks about what he and his team are looking for in ideas and entrepreneurs. Brian also talks about the type of entrepreneurs he likes to invest in. Brian looks for entrepreneurs who are confident enough to think in billions rather than multiple millions. The common mistake entrepreneurs make is “selling their business short and not thinking big,” says Brian. Best quote: “For the Founders Fund, nothing is too crazy.”
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Josh Kopelman and Howard Morgan of First Round Capital, an early-stage venture firm, discuss what they see as opportunities and the types of deals FRC finds most attractive. [Podcast]
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A list of resources for entrepreneurs and startups based in India. Links to various venture capital funds and blogs. Compiled by Nilesh Trivedi
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Legendary angel investor Ron Conway and Mike Maples provide a rare look into the ins and outs of angel investing. Filmed at Stanford University.