BusinessWeek “The
Top 10 Small Business Stories for 2009”
The Business Insider “15 Huge Ideas That Flopped This Decade”
WSJ “Peformance of 2009’s VC-Backed IPOS Boosting Investor Optimism”
NYT “The Justice League of Entrepreneurs”
Chris Dixon “What’s the Right Amount of Seed Money to Raise?”
Charlie O: "Five Ways to Generate Momentum In Your Venture or Angel Round”
VentureHype “Startups Creation and Tech Transfer”
As 2010 approaches, a few wishes and thoughts come to
mind:
1) First, I want to thank you, the readers of this blog for all your encouragement, thoughtful comments and words of wisdom throughout the year. I wish you all much success and happiness in 2010 and look forward to our continuing dialogue.
2)
I also want to wish the entrepreneurs and investors
I work with on a daily basis all the best for the coming year. It is truly a
privilege to work with so many enthusiastic and dynamic individuals in a city with such a close-knit start-up community and so many great companies. The New York tech scene is on a huge roll. Let’s
continue to make it happen!
3)
2009 was certainly a tough year and the difficult
economic climate may well persist. The keys for fledgling start-up companies will no doubt be to
stay focused, flexible and ultra-determined. Stick to the basics of “getting
from zero-to-one” at all costs so as to survive and thrive. Surround yourself with high-quality missionaries
who are all about “making it happen” and run like Usain Bolt from everyone
else. In this environment there is literally no time for mercenaries,
negativity, complainers and/or bureaucrats any more. The stakes are simply too
high.
4)
Lastly, as good old Mark Suster says, JFDI and take the plunge!
