Ready, AIM, fire! Really?
by Dave Berkus
You’ve surely heard the variations on this theme. “Ready, fire aim” was popular in the 1990’s, […]
Should you include your sweat equity in a business plan?
By Dave Berkus
Investors love it when entrepreneurs draw little or no money from their startups. It extends the cash available for research and other necessary fixed costs and gives the fragile, young company […]
My dad said: “Never take on a business partner.”
By Dave Berkus
My dad was a smart businessman, even if not formally trained. He occasionally gave me advice that turned out to be more than wise, looking back at subsequent experience […]
47x Return for Companion Medical is Fourth Highest Exit in TCA History
By John Harbison, TCA Chairman emeritus
TCA members who invested in the Series A Round of Companion Medical in 2014 realized a 58x return when the company was acquired by Medtronic in August 2020 […]
What is your biggest error in company planning?
By Dave Berkus, TCA Chairman emeritus
The biggest error in planning may not be spreadsheet calculation error. Or cost estimation. It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of […]
Can you build a company, not just a product?
By Dave Berkus, TCA Chairman emeritus
And sometimes that idea is just too small a slice of the big picture to be interesting to investors. There was a recent investor event where […]