Survival of The Lamest

After 20 years in business, I'm still often perplexed on how most start-ups get the crazy funding and valuations that they do. It will drive you crazy if you let it.

This is an email I sent to my mobile search team:

OK. You want to be sick?, read this: http://paidcontent.org/article/419-lead-gen-provider-yodel-raises-10-million-fourth-round-/

Now go here http://yodel.com/ and search 'pizza'.

Now puke.

Now get mad.

Now get motivated.

Now get funded.

Now build a company.

Now sell it.

Now build another one.

Now.