Topics covered this week include:How to tell if a startup has entered  "purgatory", where they're getting by each year but no longer has a chance to be a multi-billion dollar companyCommon mistakes founders make when pitching VCsWhen do the biggest disagreements happen over possible investmentsWhat happens when an idea is great, but one of the founders is toxicIs there anyone now like Silicon  Valley coaching legend, Coach Bill Campbell?What kinds of large companies are easiest to compete with?R&D and basic research, now and thenInvesting in people, pre-ideaIf you started today with zero connections and $50k in the bank, what would you do?