Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog  with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. The money slide is the graphic below. The chart shows three scarce resources and their improvements over time. In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” tough way to drive. MORE >>

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Banner Ads. They first started in 1994 and are therefore almost as old as the Web itself. They were very effective back then, with the original ad garnering a 78% click-through rate (CTR) ! I guess from there we had nowhere to go but down. Nowadays  banner ads get on average 0.2% Holy Shiitake ! MORE >>

This is part of my Startup Advice series. often have career discussions with entrepreneurs – both young and more mature – whether they should join company “X&# or not. I usually pull the old trick of answering a question with a question.  My reply is usually, “is it time for you to earn or to learn?&#. Let’s face it.  MORE >>

In the past I’ve given some tips for handling meetings effectively, covering topics like: - How not to let your meeting go down a rat hole ; - Dealing with the elephant in the room ; - Dealing with skeletons in your closet ; - How to make meetings discussions, not “pitches&#. You’ll hold their attention much better. Startup Advic MORE >>

I recently did a post for  startups on understanding sales people. few people have asked me to try and define the perfect startup organization chart. I don’t believe that one exists. Every team configuration is different. But I do have more insight into understanding your startup team. I have much experience in this domain. But barely. Simple. MORE >>