Mike Edelhart

November 21, 2017

Social Starts

Truth

Mike Edelhart

November 21, 2017

Social Starts

The one factor we require before we invest in a company.

Mike Edelhart

November 6, 2017

Social Starts

We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident

Mike Edelhart

November 6, 2017

Social Starts

A few deep truths about the fabric of early stage reality.

Mike Edelhart

October 26, 2017

Social Starts

We Propose a New Stack for the Net

Mike Edelhart

October 26, 2017

Social Starts

A modest proposal for a new four-level layer cake for the emerging network future.

Brett G. Durrett

October 16, 2017

Social Starts

Less Minimal, More Viable – Creating Better MVPs

Brett G. Durrett

October 16, 2017

Social Starts

Less Minimal, More Viable – Creating Better MVPs

While MVP is a great and seemingly simple concept, many startups fail to execute it successfully.

Mike Edelhart

October 11, 2017

Social Starts

Method Investing: Bringing Science to the Early Stage

Mike Edelhart

October 11, 2017

Social Starts

Method Investing: Bringing Science to the Early Stage

Social Starts has developed a unique and powerful approach to early stage investing.

Mike Edelhart

October 4, 2017

Social Starts

Can You Hear Me Now? Voice Computing is Here, and It's a Big Deal.

Mike Edelhart

October 4, 2017

Social Starts

Can You Hear Me Now? Voice Computing is Here, and It's a Big Deal.

The age of vocal computing has leapt into reality with startling suddenness.

Charles C. Smith

October 3, 2017

Social Starts

David Doesn't Have to Fight Goliath

Charles C. Smith

October 3, 2017

Social Starts

There are many ways to make the interactions of startups and large corporations productive- take the time to make those interactions work.

Brett G. Durrett

September 24, 2017

Social Starts

Congratulations Successful Entrepreneur: You’re Fired

Brett G. Durrett

September 24, 2017

Social Starts

Congratulations Successful Entrepreneur: You’re Fired

Startup success requires courage for the experimentation / rapid iteration to adjust to the challenges of discovering the successful business nested in the founding idea.

Ray Rothrock

September 19, 2017

Social Starts

Cyber Security is Everyone's Business

Ray Rothrock

September 19, 2017

Social Starts

Like everything else in your business, you need to manage your cyber readiness and capabilities.

Mike Edelhart

September 16, 2017

Social Starts

Dressing in Layers and the Digital Real World Experience

Mike Edelhart

September 16, 2017

Social Starts

Dressing in Layers and the Digital Real World Experience

The power of blended experience won’t come from some single, jaw-dropping transformation of IRL, but through a much more incremental addition or editing of that reality.

Charles C. Smith

September 11, 2017

Social Starts

What Does This Raise Get You?

Charles C. Smith

September 11, 2017

Social Starts

Great CEOs think of investor money as a tool to be utilized to improve their business.

Mike Edelhart

September 5, 2017

Social Starts

What Do We Do About the Exit Crisis?

Mike Edelhart

September 5, 2017

Social Starts

So far in 2017, there have been 11.5 times as many investments as exits. Clearly, we in venture face an exit challenge.

Brett G. Durrett

September 3, 2017

Social Starts

Joining Social Starts as a Venture Partner

Brett G. Durrett

September 3, 2017

Social Starts

"My short-lived backpacking career is in jeopardy… I’m a Venture Partner at Social Starts."

Social Starts

August 22, 2017

Social Starts

Social Starts Buzz Room: August 22, 2017

Social Starts

August 22, 2017

Social Starts

Big news from our portfolio companies, innovation in our investment focus areas, and general strategies for personal/business improvement

Mike Edelhart

August 22, 2017

Social Starts

Initial Coin Offerings: Neither Second Coming Nor Apocalypse

Mike Edelhart

August 22, 2017

Social Starts

Initial Coin Offerings: Neither Second Coming Nor Apocalypse

ICOs. New Finance and Death of Venture or AntiChrist of business fundraising?

Social Starts

August 9, 2017

Social Starts

Social Starts Buzz Room: August 8, 2017

Social Starts

August 9, 2017

Social Starts

Big news from our portfolio companies, innovation in our investment focus areas, and general strategies for personal/business improvement.

Social Starts

August 4, 2017

Social Starts

Social Starts Buzz Room: August 4, 2017

Social Starts

August 4, 2017

Social Starts

What are our partners reading this week? News about our portfolio companies, macro industry trends, our investment focus areas, and general personal and business strategies.

Mike Edelhart

August 1, 2017

Social Starts

Where We Are Investing Now

Mike Edelhart

August 1, 2017

Social Starts

Every six months, our team gets together and determines, based on all the best information we can glean, where we will focus our investment attention for the next six months.

Social Starts

July 26, 2017

Social Starts

Social Starts Buzz Room: July 27, 2017

Social Starts

July 26, 2017

Social Starts

Big news from our portfolio companies, innovation in our investment focus areas, and general strategies for personal/business improvement.

Tony Peccatiello

July 25, 2017

Social Starts

Coming Corrections and Finding the Real Value in the Distributed Ledger

Tony Peccatiello

July 25, 2017

Social Starts

Coming Corrections and Finding the Real Value in the Distributed Ledger

Blockchain is the most important technological advancement in recent history, and over time, we’ll come to recognize blockchain tech as a component of our everyday lives.