William OmbergWhat Constitutes Success?After a certain threshold, the type of success you have is a choice. On one extreme there is Bill Gates. If he was purely driven by money…2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergIt’s More Than Rocket ScienceWhen I interned in early-stage venture capital, I looked at my fair share of pitch decks. Although my firm wasn’t on Sand Hill Road, I did…1 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergAlways Be NetworkingCoffee might only be for closers, but venture funding goes to networkers.2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergCulture is KeyIf a startup scales outside of the proverbial garage, hiring decisions are some of the most important a founding team must make. Paul…2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William Ombergpls fix thxEvery analyst in banking has gotten this dreaded email from a senior member at the firm, with a slide deck chalked up with comments…1 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergIs it the Jockey or the Horse (or the Stable)?A classic debate in entrepreneurship is the jockey vs the horse — the founding team vs the idea. A great startup has both, but which is…2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergBut it’s illegal…When we were effectuating our concept for E-Cup, the biggest hurdle we found was the legality of our platform. Certain Internet Service…2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergSunk (Cost) or SwimA startup is an investment. This much is obvious. For a founder, it is an investment of time, money, network, basically an entire 3–7…2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergBeachheadThe size of the market might be the most important part of a start-up aside from the founding team. Perfect execution and a great product…2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
William OmbergChicken or the Egg?WeFi was born on a Zoom call, where Matt, Cameron, and I were brainstorming a concept for our E-Cup pitch. Matt and I were in the same…2 min read·Dec 3, 2020----