This past year, i've had the great privilege of writing about five entrepreneurs. I interviewed each of them at a critical moment in the life of his or her startup -- rather easy to do, actually, as practically every moment in a seed-stage venture is critical. In this, my final column, I'm returning to them to see how their decisions shine in hindsight's glare. Much to my delight, not only do all five companies still exist, but their founders report that they are thriving. Such assurances may, in part, reflect the necessarily optimistic outlook shared by all those who start companies. But as my old business partner, Jeet Singh, used to say, half of winning the battle is showing up to the fight.

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