Going Back to School–AsktheVC

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Ty Danco

I’ve started a new company, and right now I’m just focusing on recruiting the right talent, be that employees, advisors, or investors. And tonight I talked to a potential recruit who wanted to know what the option package would look like. Rather than recreate the wheel, I turned to VentureHacks, in particular this classic post, and I forwarded it along so the person could get a perspective.

However, the new kid on the answer block (or rather the old kid, but just back in the neighborhood since July) is AsktheVC.  This resource had gone in hibernation for about a year and a half, but came back better than ever. Originally sourced only from the Foundry Group, the site now is a “Best of” type reader with contributions from dozens of VCs from all over.

Check it out. As well as this great series of links to all the current top VC bloggers.

VC BLOGGERS

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The Holy Trinity of Answer Sites for Startups

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ty Danco

Dharmesh Shah, entrepreneur (at HubSpot), angel investor and startup guru, was kind enough to let me put a post on his blog “On Startups”. The piece is entitled “Entrepreneurs: What to do if you don’t have an idea“, which follows up on my last post on establishing credibility.  Dharmesh’s book, Inbound Marketing, along with Steve Blank’s excellent website, were two principal inspirations to start this blog.

OnStartups has good articles relating to angel investing, but where it shines is its advice for entrepreneurs. I especially like the very practical “Answers” section. It, along with searches on Quora and Venture Hacks, should answer virtually any general question related to startups, be it legal, strategic, or practical.

Angels, who by and large are former entrepreneurs, are always getting questions from entrepreneurs and wantrepreneurs. Regardless of the starting expertise of the questioner, I almost always send them to Startup Land’s Holy Trinity of Knowledge–OnStartups, Quora, and VentureHacks.

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