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Startups: Tools Are Bought, Transformations Are Sold

sales April 8, 2021

One thing that I wish I had learned earlier in my entrepreneurial career is this: Tools are bought, transformations are sold. Here's a clip of a talk I gave at the SaaStr conference…

5 Tips For Choosing The Best Domain Name For Your Startup

guestpost April 5, 2021

The following is a guest post by Joe Uddeme the founder of Name Experts. Joe started the company 12 years ago and specializes in complex domain, purchases and sales. I’m a client of…

What's BitClout? Late Night Conversations With Myself

Disclaimer: I am not an investment advisor or a lawyer. Don’t invest money (fiat or crypto) based on anything you read here.This blog post is for entertainment purposes only.…

A Weird and Wacky Approach To Angel Investing

An Odd Start To My Angel Investing I started my first company at around the age of 24. It was called Pyramid Digital Solutions and it was a CRM (Customer Relationship Management)…

Does Hiring An MBA Reduce Your Startup's Chances Of Success?

video March 18, 2021

MBAs have had a bad rep in the startup world for a while now. This short, fun video I did captures the sentiment -- and also answers the question: Does hiring an MBA into your startup…

Why I Bought Roblox Shares, Despite Disliking Their Games

investment March 15, 2021

I've spent some time on Roblox. My reason is simple. I have a 10 year old son, and he likes loves it (second only to Minecraft). I'll be honest. I do not like the games on Roblox. I…

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The Day I Had To Wear Pants To Ring The IPO Bell

November 20, 2014

It's #TBT. It's been a busy and exciting several months. Earlier this year, HubSpot decided to publicly file our S1 document as part of the IPO process. On October 9th 2014, after…

The Why and How Of Updating Your Angel Investors

There’s a massive amount available on the interwebs on how to improve the odds for success in new ventures. But almost nothing concrete is available on the care and feeding of your…

5 Reasons An Angel Investor Will Walk From Your Deal

The following is a guest post by Ty Danco. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor. Read more of his thoughts at tydanco.com. You’ve got a killer idea, a good prototype, a terrific…

Holy Crap! HubSpot Has Now Raised A Total Of $33 Million

October 19, 2009

It has been a little over a year since I announced the news that my marketing software startup closed it’s Series B round of funding. The article, “Insanity? Why A Bootstrap…

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FlashTags: A Simple Hack For Conveying Context Without Confusion

The following was originally written as a post on the internal HubSpot wiki a couple of years ago. At the request of several fellow entrepreneurs (hi, Wade from Zapier!) I've…

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Secret To SaaS Success: Recognize That You're Not Selling Software

I've been working in the software industry for over 25 years. Pretty much my entire professional career (if you don't count that stint as a night clerk at Red Roof Inn). Back in the…

10 Questions I Hope I Don't Get Asked During My Product Hunt AMA

February 22, 2016

I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Product Hunt tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2016 at 10 am PST, 1pm EST). Would love for you to sign-up early, because I'm insecure,…

The First Rule Of Disruption

December 22, 2015

Working on a startup? Have a 800 pound gorilla you're trying to disrupt? That's awesome. But here's a tip: Don't talk about disrupting them. The first rule of disruption is: You…

Do Fewer Things, Better

November 24, 2015

I'm going to tell you a secret. I have a very simple, 4-word strategic plan (devised it a few years ago). Here it is... Do fewer things, better. This has made my life -- and my work,…