InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 13, 2010
The reference was in the form of a gold tablet that stated, “By the strength of the eternal Heaven, holy be the Khan’s name. This golden reference effectively communicated the Emperor’s sentiments in absentia. Modern-day references are effective because they rely upon a powerful principle of influence, Social Norming.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2018
Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. Reference Calls I do the exact same for reference calls.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 19, 2017
The Basics The starting point — the 101 — is knowing the difference between gross burn and net burn. Gross burn is your cost base and net burn is the difference between your revenue and costs. GAAP Net Income, which at times isn’t a good reflection of cash burn). Each investor would need to write $1–1.5
InfoChachkie
APRIL 25, 2011
It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. At the beginning of the index, Guy writes, “I hope Robert Cialdini checks this index.” For instance, Guy refers to an entrepreneur’s venture as their “cause.” Like King, his writing style is breezy and engaging.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2011
That said, there are times where you need to cast a wider net. Often recruiters want to handle the final negotiations on package and/or do the reference calls. I’m also reluctant to hand over reference calling. But I doubt they’ll dig in as deep as you will in the reference checks. PR firms are the same.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 22, 2012
They think they’re doing the startup a favor by casting a wide net to VCs. This might be somebody I know well (thus the email will come very highly referred) or somebody I just met for which the company will get the “I just met this person. If you find yourself writing this in an email – think twice about sending it.
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2017
Derek Norton: I just closed on a new fund, worth $5M, which I raised from a group of high net worth, high profile LPs. We are going to write checks of between $100,000 and $500,000, and we are going to invest in what we are calling first institutional capital. Our investment thesis we refer to as the connected consumer.
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