by Mike Smerklo | Sep 8, 2015 | Leadership
In this series, I unveil my secret formula for being discerning when it comes to recurring revenue businesses as an investment opportunity – and how to avoid acting like a two-year-old in the process. It comes as no surprise that children act with impulsivity,...
by Mike Smerklo | Jul 14, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
Lessons learned from my experience taking two companies from startup to IPO about capital raising and how experienced entrepreneurs think about the process. Entrepreneur #1: Wow, I can’t believe I just got a term sheet from XYZ ventures – they are such a great firm!...
by Mike Smerklo | Jul 8, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
What I have learned about how investors and entrepreneurs think differently from each other – and how both can use these differences to achieve better outcomes. “This is a very good security. I think we can make a decent upside while still being protected on the...
by Mike Smerklo | Mar 19, 2015 | Life
Bubbles, unicorns and now FOMO. How to sort it all out – and WIN – by considering risk, reward and Warren Buffet. (Originally posted on Linkedin, from March, 2015) Silicon Valley is red hot right now. I have lived in “The Valley” for nearly 20 years, and I can’t...
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