My Story: The public coming out for my first company, BuildOnline, was in early 2000. We had 6 term sheets in no time. This is part of my ongoing series “Start-up Lessons”. Worth a read on how to maximize the traffic that comes to you site since much of it will be fleeting. So many companies suck at managing their booths. Yours. MORE >>

What I tell most startups we fund is that if someone reputableoffers you funding on reasonable terms, take it. startup with a couple founders in their early twenties can haveexpenses so low that they could be profitable onas little as $2000 per month. How likely are they to offer you a term sheet?What You must resistthis. MORE >>

raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. ” In VC terms that means the key questions you need to answer are, is this investor: Geographically focused and have they invested in my geography before? How do you build long-term relationships with VCs. Call high. MORE >>

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. Q: “If you have a term sheet on the table how should you leverage with other VCs?&# MORE >>

But we had a term sheet !!! There are many VCs who have been made partner since 2000 and haven’t previously had an exit of their own. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur?  NOT easy. MORE >>