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I wrote http://mystartuphas30daystolive.tumblr.com Like you, I raised money, went through a top accelerator and had a wild ride that doomed in failure. It's ok to be terrified. It'…

OP here. It wasn't.

No.

You're right. Many accelerators have a knack for picking up teams that have demonstrated the ability to build things that generate revenue and traction. The siren song of money, ne…

Founders are all very well aware, employees still in the dark. No raise potential as metrics are nowhere near where they should be. Solid IP and team that might make for a good acq…

Not a cautionary tale, just a blog to vent my frustrations and record the experience. I'm not in a position to give "advice" nor do I suggest anyone follows "advice". If you're a n…

Pivoted, pivoted, then pivoted again. The other founders can't stand any more and don't want to "give up" on the latest baby. At this point, I'm running out of options and have a d…

You should. I feel fucking shitty about this.

The tempting lure of a big convertible note and a set of drooling investors saying that we were building "the next big thing".