By Curt Roberts for Utah Business In all of my years in business, every company I know has used the beginning of a new year as a time to reflect on goals. …

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business One evening when I was in graduate school, I was invited to an event held by the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). At the time, I didn’t even know what YPO was, but it sounded interesting, so I went. I ended up in a conversation…

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business In my last article, I wrote about certain strong beliefs I used to have as an early-stage venture capital investor, and on which I am changing my mind. One of those beliefs involves “athletes vs. role players.” I shared that I used to think…

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business When I first started at Kickstart, we dedicated one full day per week just to hear pitches. This equated to seeing more than 500 companies per year. We had almost no filter―if you were starting a company, you could talk to us―because, at a…

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business In my last article, I wrote about certain strong beliefs I used to have as an early-stage venture capital investor, and on which I am changing my mind. One of those beliefs involves “athletes vs. role players.” I shared that I used to think…

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business I‘ve now been a venture capitalist for over six years. My early years were a bit disorienting, to be sure. I’ve traditionally been a big company guy, so adjusting my weltanschauung to the perspective of an entrepreneur and all of the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty…

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business A couple of weeks ago, Medium pushed out a link to an article about a highly accomplished Harvard student. One of the primary messages of the article was that smart people can manage one or more “side hustles” while also pursuing a primary career…

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business Some time ago I was involved in a panel discussion at an event along with other investors. At one point in the conversation a participant on the panel referred to the technology startup community in Utah as an “ecosystem.” This is a fairly common…

By Curt Roberts for Utah Business One of my odd interests in life is a love of old books. I became a collector years ago, and I focus on books that have had an important impact on the course of human history. It’s not just the oldness of them that…