We love what we do, so ClearCreek writes and publishes pieces for a somewhat irregular blog about emerging companies and the capital markets. Or we did for a while anyway, then we did less, and apparently we stopped entirely. But we kept the old posts below. Any errors are ours exclusively while the occasional sharp insight is probably borrowed. We hope you find them of interest, and we always welcome feedback.
If blogs aren’t visual enough for you, WonkBlog has a series on the best graphs of the year, while back on the blog side, here are some thoughts from Ben Horowitz on taking the mystery out of scaling a company; Tim Harford on why there are no new ideas, only remixes…
Read MoreLike many people, we are big fans of startup communities. We’d like to think that the benefits of these groups, and their economic and social impact, is self-evident. But we’re even bigger fans of contrarian reasoning, and having one’s beliefs challenged is thought-provoking, so this post naturally caught our eye…
Read MoreOur monthly feature of five best blogs includes: the roller coaster of startup life includes more than a few down moments, so here is Brad Feld on depression and entrepreneurs; a NPR piece on why the price of a coke stayed the same for 70 years;…
Read MoreThis month’s list of the five best blogs includes: Brad Feld on the need to focus on outcomes, not organization; James Surowiecki on human nature and volatile stocks; former ClearCreek client Roger Dooley dissects a Starbucks loyalty failure; Jeff Bussgang on the difficulty in scaling;…
Read MoreLike many people, I am now getting more and more news and information through twitter. I’ve always thought that facebook is socially familiar — because it is permission-based and…
Read MoreA new feature for this blog — with a hat tip to FiveBooks — are a quick list of five of the best blogs since, um, the last newsletter. This round features: Paul Graham on The Top Idea In Your Mind and The Future of Startup Funding; Brad Feld on Serious Questions for Super Angels;…
Read MoreWith the traditional venture model under assault, there is an increased focus on seed-stage funding. Back in September we noted the attempt to create a standardized Series A term sheet. Now there is similar stakeholder interest…
Read MoreLastly, in my first nod to venture celebrity gossip, read about the night Brad Feld almost went to jail. And it wasn’t even for his self-regretful investment in…
Read MoreThe predictable pendulum swing of harsher terms during a buyer’s market lead to a lively online discussion on the future of the term sheet. A dialogue between influential bloggers — entrepreneurs and venture capitalists alike…
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