Graduated from Founder Institute
Yep a couple of days ago already, but I graduated from Founder Institute last week. Yeah! I was in the Silicon Valley edition, led by Adeo Ressi himself. We started with 72 founders, ended with 10, 8 companies. Yes it was a challenging experience.
When to kill your tech startup – Lessons learned from HelloInbox
Well that was my first startup. Just sent out the official announcement that HelloInbox is closing down. Two years of hard work, blood sweat and tears. So what were the reasons that I closed down HelloInbox? no large increase in users. As a startup in the B2C space you need 15-25 % growth per month, [...]
Silicon Valley Lonely Planet – How to find the good events
So you are new in Silicon Valley, a foreigner fresh off the boat with a big dream to build your own tech startup. Got your place via AirBnB or Craigslist. Now what? Where do all the cool startup dudes hang out and how do I get in touch with them? Well fortunately enough there are [...]
How I am improving the idea behind HelloInbox
Right, so I got feedback about the idea behind HelloInbox and there is work to do. So the main question you need to answer as a entrepreneur: can I build a company with this idea that will be around for some time. In FI speak: build a meaningful and enduring company. What the idea behind [...]
First experiences with the Founder Institute: man up!
We started last week, had two sessions and it has been very interesting. Very insightful but also tough. You go in thinking you know something about what you are doing, but soon you learn there is a lot you don’t know, haven’t done or are not good at. Teaches you some humility, and shows you [...]
I have moved to Silicon Valley and joined the Founder Institute!
Some of you may know already, but a couple of months ago I got a Visa, packed my bags and moved to Silicon Valley. San Francisco to be precise. Why? Easy, almost all great technology startups are created here! It is such a great ecosystem. Here are the (early) investors, your fellow entrepreneurs and the [...]
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