Q: On page 105 of the second edition of Venture Deals under Debt Conversion Mechanics, you state: “Therefore, having outstanding debt (that doesn’t convert) can be a bad thing if an entrepreneur ever gets sideways with one of the debt holders”  I infer this to mean that convertible debt cannot bring about the same bad results. MORE >>

The most popularly shared articles online, regardless of industry, topic, or even author, often share these similar traits. The most popularly shared articles online, regardless of industry, topic, or even author, often share a similar cadence, intonation, and anatomy--and that's no accident. It also sets the tone and expectations for the reader. MORE >>

I’m very excited to be finally be able to announce that this week we’ve added Sam Rosen to our ranks at GRP Partners in the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence – EIR. It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. Loved. MORE >>

Rather than using filters to sabotage search results, Facebook lets you use them to find exactly what--or who--you need I’ve been worried for a while about the so-called filter bubble--the process by which search engines tailor their results based on what they already know about you. Our peers are important, but how do you learn anything new? MORE >>

Color is an essential part of how we experience the world. But do colors really matter for conversions? Everything in our world is made up of things that are of various color.  Different colors can lift us up, or bring us down. Can come colors make our website convert better? In different cultures different colors can mean contradicting things. MORE >>