Startups are ridiculously hard and success is illusive. Advice about what it takes to be a successful founder is in plentiful supply -- from founders (current and former), investors (most who have never been a founder themselves), consultants (selling the dream) and the media (parroting the rest and amplifying survivor bias.) Here's a [...]

For the first 15 years of Startup Haven, we didn't have much you could pay for. Membership was free. Events were free. Even our Founders Dinner and Startup Poker 2.0 events were free. These things are all still free. But as membership has grown and as we've launched new programs, we've created a rock we [...]