Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn
This presentation from famous Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm, Sequoia Capital, is a must-see. It explains the effects of the economic downturn on venture capital and internet startups. The news...
View Article10 lessons for tech startups
Having been involved in a number of web and tech startups from Vottle.com to a VoIP mobile startup under the auspices of Internet Solutions’ ISLabs, I have been lucky enough to have worked with some...
View ArticleEstablishing your international startup anywhere
There’s been a growing trend for startups to base themselves anywhere and have their employees scattered across the world, and in the process erase the concept of the old-school HQ. This trend seems to...
View Article20 hot Nigerian startups to watch
As we gradually approach the end of the first half of 2010, we are expecting to see more web 2.0 innovations and mobile-based platforms developed by Nigerian tech entrepreneurs. At this year’s Barcamp...
View ArticleThe lack of tech IPOs is holding back job expansion in US, says leading VC
Robert Ackerman, a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist and founder of Allegis Capital, says that tech IPOs will remain scarce and that this will curtail job creation in the US. A continued...
View Article7 reasons to bootstrap: Angels, VCs or none of the above?
The venture capitalist (VC) community is disdainful of angel investors and their puny funds, but the angels can do deals that VCs cannot because they are too small for the large funds. Today’s...
View ArticleReid Hoffman’s ten rules of entrepreneurship
You may not have heard of Reid Hoffman, and if you were introduced to him you might be forgiven for underestimating him. With his scruffy jeans, his coke bottle glasses, and his excited giggle he may...
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