TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. Illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. You can pre-order it starting today. It took the idea of Customer Development and made it accessible to a whole new audience. Halbut are flatfish. MORE >>

I’ve been a corporate lawyer for 18+ years, and there are certain fundamental mistakes that I’ve seen entrepreneurs repeatedly make in connection with fundraising.  Accordingly, I thought it would be helpful to provide a simple checklist tailored to first-time entrepreneurs.  I’ve also included links to prior posts for a detailed discussion. MORE >>

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Today I’m happy to announce that we have successfully closed on our  new  fund (First Round Capital IV) – but we’ve chosen to keep our fund the  same  size as our last fund. . And we are thrilled that our investor base remains the  same.  All we focus on is seed-stage.  It’s what we know.  MORE >>

Yes, LinkedIn tells me lots about potential employees. But it's just as useful for getting the scoop on a new client or partner. For most industries, LinkedIn is now the de facto career management tool for professionals -- and if you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, you don’t exist. Have they recently changed companies or been promoted? MORE >>

This spring marks another anniversary of my time with First Round Capital. These milestones have always been an occasion for me to look back and reflect. In doing so, one thing was clear: the first half of 2008 was the beginning of a tectonic shift. The iPhone 3G had not been launched. The iOS SDK was in it’s infancy. We are a start-up. MORE >>