Will VCs adopt a "Simple Series A?"

By Rick Colosimo / August 12, 2009 / Comments Off on Will VCs adopt a "Simple Series A?"

This article on a simpler approach to smaller Series A venture capital financings was written by Ted Wang, a partner at Fenwick & West, a well-known Silicon Valley law firm. Caveat: Ted and I worked on a deal several years ago where he represented the investors and I the company. So, my opinions of Ted’s…

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Telling wisdom with clocks

By Rick Colosimo / August 3, 2009 / Comments Off on Telling wisdom with clocks

As my grandmother said, a man with two watches never knows what time it is. That’s not to be confused with “even a broken clock is right twice a day.” (I just realized that maybe Grandma had some fixation on timepieces….)

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How to build your business during slow times

By Rick Colosimo / March 24, 2009 / Comments Off on How to build your business during slow times

This recent Seth Godin post was another timely suggestion from Seth. (My probable #1 reason for subscribing to his blog is that he seems to really have a finger on the pulse of what is going on, with timely, succinct, no-fluff posts on issues that are popping up for me in the days right before…

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Nontoxic must have two meanings…

By Rick Colosimo / February 24, 2009 / Comments Off on Nontoxic must have two meanings…

This boingboing post refers to two compounds as “powerful yet nontoxic” and “safe.” Luckily the commenters are smarter and note the fact that sodium hydroxide, conveniently labeled as NaOH for those who passed high school chemisty, is LYE. Ugh. Not recommended. Knowledge is not a dangerous thing. Stupidity is dangerous. Thinking you have knowledge is…

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