Todd Pinkerton

I've long been a fan of Guy Kawasaki. From the early days as Apple evangelist, to his current role as early-stage VC, Guy has always had keen insight into technology and social trends. He's written a few books with some practical advice on building successful companies, drawing upon his own experiences in the trenches. Guy preaches what I have understood for a long time: the cost of starting a web company has dropped dramatically in the past 5 years or so, to the point where the economics of funding and launching a startup are drastically different. Old and busted: $5M in series A VC funding, years of technology development, then hopefully some revenue. New hotness: bootstrap on credit cards or angel investors for