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CoFoundersLab is an American company that provides services to entrepreneurs and startups through its online platform. Read More

You have the idea. The founding team is in place. It’s time to execute, but first you have to make a critical calculation: the equity split. But how do you make a fair calculation of who owns what piece of equity, and why is it so important to get this right at the outset? Below, we’ll share four n Read More

Building a strong, well-balanced startup team is no small feat, and retaining good talent is even more challenging. That’s because nowadays there are very few “lifers” (people that stay 10-30+ years in one place) and more people who hop from job to job. An 2010 Intuit study predicts that by 2020, 4 Read More

Just over a decade ago, a company’s marketing strategy included brand awareness campaigns, ad buys, and PR plays. These tactics were backed by heavily padded budgets and a “build it and they will come” mentality that left marketers crossing their fingers, hoping that their big campaign would bring Read More

Few things keep entrepreneurs up at night like pitch decks do. Founders often spend excruciating hours debating pitch deck design and ordering while giving short shrift to the fundamentals that keep the deck tied together and top-of-mind for investors.
What do investors look for most in pitch deck Read More

The idea of CoFoundersLab Discuss is to bring transparency and education via collaboration. Building a company from the ground up takes a lot of work and it is a steep learning curve. The goal with CFL
Discuss is to decrease that and cut the noise.

It is kind of a Wikipedia for founders where Read More

Every year, I select the best books published over the past 12 month in several categories, culminating in my Best Business Books of the Year, which in 2016 will post on December 16th.

Today's column provides the best books for entrepreneurs and people who want to start their own businesses. Jus Read More

Fundraising is tough and is likely something founders will need to do several times as their company grows.

The odds of raising capital are small, however. If you’re in that lucky group of founders who successfully closed a round of funding, over time, your chances of having continued success at Read More

Here I was, into my sixth year as an entrepreneur (and 5 months pregnant!) with an undergraduate degree from Parsons, in Design and Management, having founded, built and acquired 2 companies (1000 Angels- top tier startup investing platform, CoFoundersLab- a platform to build early stage teams) won Read More

Entrepreneurship is not a job description. It is a lifestyle full of sacrifices with missed birthdays and other important dates from friends and family. Some of the most notable sacrifices are around stability, work/life balance, income, sleep, and comfort. Read More