by Chris Heivly | May 25, 2023 | Community
The hidden costs of a rising star entrepreneur leaving your city are much larger than we think. The buildup and subsequent launch of your startup idea is a perilous period in an entrepreneur’s journey. If done well, that segment of your company’s maturity is full of...
by Chris Heivly | Oct 28, 2014 | Founder Tips, INC
One of the oldest debates in the startup world is whether you should have a co-founder or go solo to get started. Some investors only like founding teams of two or more. Some investors prefer clean ownership structures where each co-founder owns the same relative...
by Chris Heivly | Jul 9, 2013 | INC
What I’ve learned about the best, and the worst, start-up entrepreneurs. [This originally ran at INC.com here.] A lot has been written lately about the Series A crunch–the phenomenon of too many seed-stage companies chasing too few real investment...
by Chris Heivly | Jun 11, 2013 | INC
Because if you are a solo founder, you are always the smartest person in the room. As an investor, I want someone in there with you. [This originally ran at INC.com here.] As a seed-stage investor, I get to see companies at the most formative stage of their...
