The One Thing – Alex Osadzinski

The One Thing – Alex Osadzinski

What is the one thing about fundraising every founder should know? Here is Alex Osadzinski.  I met Alex a little over a year ago when he popped into the TSF offices here in Durham. After 7+ years as a Venture Partner at Trinity Ventures as well as a number of...
No, I Won’t Sign Your NDA

No, I Won’t Sign Your NDA

I wrote this piece over a year ago but lately this issue seems to have come up again.  You’ve come to my place, at my invitation, so that we can talk about your idea. We drink a little coffee, we trade pleasantries, and then, when the talk becomes serious, you...
4 Steps to Launching a Data-Driven Startup

4 Steps to Launching a Data-Driven Startup

Big data isn’t just a buzzword–or the basis for understanding customers’ proclivities. It can help you hone your entrepreneurial path, too.  (This first appeared in Inc.com here.) The Lean startup methodology popularized by Eric Reis and Steve Blank...