Mike Moyer

11 Articles

Why Startup Ideas Are Often Worthless

One of the most controversial things that I like to say around…

The JOBS Act: Goodbye Free Money, Hello Administrative Nightmare

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, otherwise known as the JOBS Act,…

Entrepreneurs: Don’t Fall Into the Equity Trap!

The issue of equity at a startup company is always a sensitive…

The Quadrant Model: What to Do When Employees Leave Your Company

Entrepreneurs and investors spend a lot of time thinking about putting together…

Bridled Passion & The Core Hypothesis

The Core Hypothesis is the assumption, or set of assumptions, that must…

The Idiot’s Advantage In Business

Probably the most common question I hear investors ask entrepreneurs is, “if…

David Kalt: How Little Things Can Help You Make it Big

I met David Kalt on the sailboat docks at Belmont Harbor in…

Big Dreams Require Big Thinkers

In the summer of 1984, a young Mark Achler sat in an…

Disaster Marketing: Save the Day, Raise Your Brand

It entails leveraging an unfortunate event to springboard your brand into the…

Start-Up Brand: Love Me or Hate Me, Just Don’t Ignore me

A good start-up brand must stand for something and reject other things…

Failure: An Entrepreneur’s Life

“This is like you’re holding a loaded gun to my head and…