faq

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Four main reasons.

1. I have absolutely nothing to sell you, so I have no need to promote my real identity.
2. To protect my beloved privacy
3. To maximize authenticity
4. To protect the identity of the people and companies I may discuss

Or, maybe I'm a chickenshit or a fraud or serial killer. Your call.

One thing is certain- I'd be glad to meet any real founders and introduce myself. I'm not famous or even well-known, and I like it that way.

Yes, I wrote a blog post about this here.  My answer may not be terribly satisfying to you, because chances are that you will need to commit a serious amount of time to learning, developing skills, working for someone else, saving some money and doing a bunch of other things that all founders do. We hear about the occasional overnight success (think Facebook) but nearly every founder started out doing crappy jobs while developing the skills and experience necessary to be a successful founder.

No. I do not make any traditional investments in companies. I am here to give, not invest. If you need help, guidance, someone to talk with, I'm here. But, please don't ask me to invest in your company or refer you to any of my friends for an investment.

If you take a few minutes to introduce yourself, describe your situation and what you'd like to get from our time together, please contact me with this info.  I'm not able to respond to generic inquiries to pick my brain, etc. 

Probably not, but please contact me with specific information about yourself and your project and how I might be able to help. I do end up following up with some founders, but am not able to offer any type of formal mentoring.