Revenue and Talent: The Cure for Itchy VC Trigger Fingers

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 7/14 1:35A Charlie O'Donnell

Founders aren’t the only ones under funding pressure. I know because it’s half of what I talk about with my VC coaching clients . A VC is only as good as their track record. They need to get good...

Are you Better at Running the Company Or Running Your Board Meeting?

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 6/17 7:23A Charlie O'Donnell

Some of the best operators I know are terrible in their own board meetings. On the other hand, I know quite a few founders better at smooth talking their boards than they are at actually executing....

Climbing the Wrong Mountain: When Founders Build Around Familiar Problems

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 6/16 4:44A Charlie O'Donnell

The first check I ever wrote into Edward Woodford of ZeroHash went into a company that doesn't exist anymore. He was building an exchange for alternative commodities, futures on markets where some weird regulatory friction had scared everyone...