On 10.28.10, In Co-Founders, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet I’m proud to announce tha the Co-Founders Meetup is expanding to Austin, Texas! I was tired of people saying “how come the co-founders meetup is only in Silicon Valley”. “We need one where I live.” Fine! If you live in Austin, just sign up on the Meetup website. Locally, Ricardo is graciously helping me [...]
On 10.15.10, In Co-Founders, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet I just responded to that question on Quora, and since many people ask me the same question during co-founders meetups, I might as well post my answer here once and for all. Q: I just met someone who looks like a potential co-founder for me. What should I ask to tell if he is [...]
On 08.26.10, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Possibly the most popular part of the Founder Conference this year was the live pitch feedback, a workshop run by Adeo Ressi. We actually extended its allocated time by 20 minutes because it was so popular. The rules are simple: you give your best elevator pitch, in less than 1 minute, as if you [...]
On 08.24.10, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet I’m posting the videos of the Founder Conference here on my blog until we revamp the Founder Conference website… By the way, if you want to be the first one to know about the next Founder Conference, there is a sign-up form on the right. Here is my favorite excerpt of the panel on [...]
On 07.14.10, In Startups, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Steve Jobs. Guy Kawasaki. Paul Graham. They draw crowds every time they speak at a conference. When I put together the Founder Conference (August 17th in Silicon Valley, in case you haven’t heard yet), securing a line-up of great speakers was very important. I am trying to help as many aspiring entrepreneurs build the best startups [...]
On 06.23.10, In Startups, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet My startup needed to raise $500K to expand our marketing efforts and get the word out. Raising the money was quite easy: I issued some new shares and listed them on StartupIPOs.com. It’s a marketplace for accredited investors. Startups that need funding list their offerings, and people buy their shares. The price is set [...]
On 06.10.10, In Startups, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Being an entrepreneur is quite popular these days, in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Everyone thinks they have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. As part of my work with the Founder Institute in Paris, figuring out who will build a great startup is a big topic. Your resume can tell. I know, it [...]
On 06.07.10, In Startups, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Last Thursday I attended Stanford Design EXPE, where a dozen teams of students present the result of their 9 months of innovative work in relation with a corporate sponsor. The twist is that all projects must build a hardware prototype (I guess because it’s linked to the Mechanical Engineering department). For me, it was [...]
On 06.03.10, In Startups, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet There are lots of myths and dreams attached to starting a company. Will you be the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg? Will you negotiate million dollars rounds of financing with cool VCs? This is what starting a company really means: e-mailing 100 strangers a day, every day. For the foreseeable future. That’s it. [...]
On 05.04.10, In Startups, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet I was on the Paris subway, returning from one of the first sessions of the Founder Institute there. Sitting next to me was one of the founders. Something was bothering him. He finally asked: “why do you put so much emphasis on market size? The team, and surely other aspects must be equally important [...]
