July 22, 2012

  • Do not half-ask it

    In my role at Nebraska Global, I have the opportunity to see numerous early stage investment opportunities. One of the regular, recurring problems that occurs in deals that we review is entrepreneurs do not make an ask or they make a half-ask. A good ask has two parts: 1. My company is seeking X dollars.…

  • Sunday Video: Marissa Mayer on process, hiring and Yahoo!

    Yahoo!’s announcement last week that it tapped long-time Google executive Marissa Mayer to take over as president and CEO dominated the headlines. Along with it, came in-depth looks at Mayer and, unexpectedly, more news on the new tech industry leader. Prevalent in the coverage were excerpts from an interview Mayer did with Charlie Rose in…