If the current economic downturn teaches entrepreneurs anything — it is this: Work Smarter, Not Harder… When in addition to all the “conventional” noise, your best prospects are dealing with economic Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt — getting their undivided attention is extremely hard…

The ever-growing predictions of the upcoming recession are not making the fundraising process any easier. And I already spoke about the Dotcom Crash, or “The Mother Of All VC Crushes” in my post: SmartAB™ Wisdom #9: Apply The Sutton Rule To Survive The Venture Capital Crash… So, nobody was really…

In one of my recent posts: “Two Heads Are Better Than One” — I concluded the following: · Running companies with Co-CEOs brings many benefits. It lowers the anxieties of a single CEO and allows for productive utilization of both: Experts and Generalists · In similarity, running the BODs and…

According to Wikipedia: “The rule of threes involves the priorities in order to survive. Normally, the rule of threes contains the following: · You can survive three minutes without breathable air (unconsciousness), or in icy water. · You can survive three hours in a harsh environment (extreme heat or cold). …

The rising interest rates and eye-popping inflation, combined with the sharp economic downturn and the fears of prolonged recession — already brought huge layoffs to Silicon Valley. And the VC capital of the world was quick to call for radical cost-cutting measures, spending reductions, and a greater focus on profitability…

If you ever wondered, what does it take to become an “entrepreneur” and you simply Googled the “e-word” — the familiar search engine returns 4,180,000,000 results. Yes, it is not an error: Four Billion, One Hundred Eighty Million references… The Oxford dictionary offers some additional definitions such as: “a person…

For the last 6+ years, I solemnly declared that the Canadian Housing Bubble is far worse than the similar bubble in the USA. And that’s the case for several reasons… But beyond the above thesis, a more important question to ask is as follows: what can entrepreneurs learn from how…

When the music stops and the sound of bursting bubbles prevails… the world of venture capital takes notice. And as a consequence, we are being bombarded almost daily by the alarming messages by Crunchbase describing in great detail the acceleration of tech layoffs and the hiring freezes. Perhaps it is…

I wrote about the benefits of securing CVC investments in the past. And in my LinkedIn posts, I emphasized the benefits of bringing the CVCs onboard — to a young startup. It was all told from a startup’s perspective… For example, in “Corporate Venture Capital — The Most Underutilized Factor…