Cut your partner criteria to three core requirements and consciously negotiate the rest

21 Harsh Truths About Why You’re Still Lost - Mark Manson — Chris Williamson · Chris Williamson

Turn structural exclusion into a risk tolerance that insiders can never match

Can 'The World's Craziest Investor' Teach You About Risk? · Lionel Barber

Protect minority perspectives and dissenting voices from the crushing conformity of democratic consensus

Democracy in America · Alexis de Tocqueville

Design fair systems by deciding rules before knowing your position within them

A Theory of Justice · John Rawls

Strip away the noise of a venture deal and you are left with exactly two levers: economics and control

Venture Deals: Be Smarter than your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist · Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson

The eight-page document that determines your company's future comes down to economics and control

Venture Deals: Be Smarter than your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist · Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson