Tweet My worst memory of the first startup I co-founded? Writing the final check to the lawyer to close the company. It was in 2000, toward the end of the dot-com bubble. We had done everything by the book to start our company: each of the four co-founders wrote a $1,000 check and our lawyer [...]

Tweet Having a great idea is a prerequisite before embarking on the startup adventure. (While John Nesheim is correct that the Internet has made unique ideas less likely, I’ll respectfully disagree with Paul Graham’s view that great ideas are overrated). But how can you tell that your idea is the right one? In my experience, [...]

Tweet In case you haven’t heard of us yet, FairSoftware is a startup that helps you start your own startup. This blog is dedicated to the entrepreneur in all of us. Below is our story. The Original Idea It’s been almost three years since I visited my friend Christophe in Paris for a casual chat [...]