'Did you ever wonder why some entrepreneurs always seem to have all the luck and success, while others never seem to catch a break? As an Angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. It worked. MORE >>

The one word the best entrepreneurs never accept. said it. Now let me walk you through a broader story because avoidance of the word in and of itself will seem cliche. Stay with me. When I was little I had a role model for entrepreneurship – my mom. She was a natural leader. She was president of the UJA  in Sacramento. Even today. stories. MORE >>

'This post originally appeared last week in the Wall Street Journal as part of their Accelerators Program in answer to the question “ When and how should you wind down a failing business.” ” Some entrepreneurs and investors subscribe to the creed “failure is not an option.” I’m not one of them. Not everything works. Click. MORE >>

'Most startups will fail in their first two years of operation and only one percent of the startups that pitch to VCs will end up receiving funding. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE >>

'It's Monday, time for another lesson I've learned in the venture capital business. Today I will tell a story that I love telling. It has some of my favorite people in it. Back in 2004, early in my blogging career, I heard about a service that had just launched called Feedburner. immediately liked the service and the idea. How could that be? MORE >>