August 21st, 2007

Run towards risk

By Arshad Merali

The hallmark of an entrepreneur is that they take risks… while not necessarily for the faint of heart, some risks can be calculated but mostly we run on gut feelings.

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August 7th, 2007

Working without your mask

By Arshad Merali

Corporate life sucks… you pretend to be all professional and everything but are you really being you?

For some reason, we have been socialized to think that there is a certain way to act, talk and interact at work. Have you ever been out with your coworkers for drinks? Ever find how people are different outside of the work environment? It must be more than the alcohol!

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August 6th, 2007

Raising money from a VC

By Arshad Merali

A lot of people think that raising money is easy. Sure there’s a lot of investors out there looking for some great takers, but they’re careful with who they ‘give’ their money to.

Ben Yoskovitz of Stand Out Jobs had a great post on his blog about the suffering of venture capitalists. A must read for any entrepreneur thinking of pitching to a VC. You should also talk to other entrepreneurs and get their advice and suggestions… nothing teaches you better than experience and the second best teacher is somebody else’s experience.

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