When I started Year One Labs (with Ray, Alistair and Ian), we spent a lot of time looking for founders. It took us six months to make five investments. During that time we spoke with, interviewed, and hung out with lots of people, looking for teams, but also looking for individuals that we thought had what it takes to be startup founders. get that. MORE >>

Ben Horowitz from Andreessen Horowitz has a beautiful post up titled The Struggle. He captures – in words – what many entrepreneurs, especially entrepreneurial CEOs go through. Ben states that there is no answer to The Struggle but offers some things that may or may not help. ” – John Galt. MORE >>

After working with dozens of startup founders, I’m still amazed that some seem to be able to do the job easily and effectively, always in control, while others always seem to be struggling, out-of-control, and fighting the latest crisis. In that context, startup founders should carefully review the points made by Denny F. Fix problems, not causes. MORE >>

Last weekend I caught Mashable announcing that Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover in the U.S. something I’ve expected since I first bought a Rocket ebook reader about 10 years. And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. have the purchase history to prove it. MORE >>

Firing is awful. You can try to avoid it, but even the most selective founders make serious mistakes. Here are a few things I’ve observed about firing: 1) The good people bounce up, the bad ones bounce down. was told this by my boss once when he was firing one of my friends. At the time, I thought this just made him feel better about himself. MORE >>