Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in a recent book reissue, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in a recent book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

I just finished a new book, Agility: How to Navigate the Unknown and Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption , by Leo Tilman and Charles Jacoby, which has helped me net out the key principles for businesses to become more agile.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. You can cast a much wider net, the nature of the pitch can be a lot simpler, you can get funded with just an executive summary and a good conversation…without having to put together a business plan or even a deck. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Send the plan without a summary. An Executive Summary is a one page elevator pitch of the whole plan (may be separate from the plan), which gives an investor a net perspective on the key business parameters. Too many plans don’t have a summary section, or the summary is all you get. You lose in either case.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Many of the large endowments that invest in the venture industry have seen their net worth plummet. Unless you know a VC personally, the chance of getting them on the phone and pitching them, before they have had a chance to look over some kind of summary, is zero. Hone your executive summary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in a new book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Take little to no net profit. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. If you do, there probably won''t ever be a long run! Reinvest gross profit. Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering. Act big, behave small.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Some summary notes are below. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66 Net income was around $1.4 million, compared to a $7 million net loss in 2008. I think you’ll enjoy watching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. In summary, investing in startups can be very rewarding, both financially, and in your ability to really help someone who needs help.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). And assuming they both had the same net profit margins (profit / revenue) then the former company would be much better off at the end of the year.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

No summary of what we did, no easy way for me to recommend my trainer to my friends, and no way for me to easily book the next appointment. After the session, Andy posts a summary to Jenna’s profile with the details of their workout and a few words of advice. Why did you venture into fitness?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2015

Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Executive summary glossy. In a two-minute video clip, you can introduce yourself, show your passion and the engaging personality you need to win over customers, partners, and employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The Venture Value Scorecard is a one-page summary of your company’s achievements and assets: the factors that contribute to the value of your organization. Net Income: The five factors listed above all contribute to something that is directly measurable: net income. Detail isn’t important; tracking your progress is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Executive summary glossy. In a two-minute video clip, you can introduce yourself, show your passion and the engaging personality you need to win over customers, partners, and employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

Take little to no net profit. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. If you do, there probably won''t ever be a long run! Reinvest gross profit. Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering. Act big, behave small.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Executive summary glossy. In a two-minute video clip, you can introduce yourself, show your passion and the engaging personality you need to win over customers, partners, and employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

I found a good summary of these attributes in a recent book, “ The Old School Advantage ,” by an expert on interpersonal communication, J. The net effect is that influencers can rely more heavily on the less expensive “pull” marketing, rather than traditional “push” marketing. You are your own brand, and the brand for your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

Below is a nice summary of our interview with some great quotes from Joanne. “There are so many places you can go on the Net where you can find your community. In 18 months from $1.5m to $12m in sales. She did this because she had great rapport with buyers. and is worth watching when you have a few moments.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world. While the costs of starting a tech company have plummeted it still does take money to hire a team, launch products and market oneself.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2012

They think they’re doing the startup a favor by casting a wide net to VCs. In Summary. If I get a plan I find interesting from somebody I trust I am always hugely appreciative. And then there is the email blaster / form letter introducer. Remember as a startup – the person who sends the intro to the VC matters a lot.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3 My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). hours of TV / day. They read less than 30 minutes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. Summary I hope I’ve been able to persuade you that data rooms are waste. I’d be grateful if you could prioritize it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. If you plan to read the post you can skip the summary if you want. I have a high fear of failure that acts as my safety net. Just 12 bullet points & you’re done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. In summary, investing in startups can be very rewarding, both financially, and in your ability to really help someone who needs help. There is no “exchange,” so you can’t sell the stock at will.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. In summary, investing in startups can be very rewarding, both financially, and in your ability to really help someone who needs help. There is no “exchange,” so you can’t sell the stock at will.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Take little to no net profit. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. If you do, there probably won't ever be a long run! Reinvest gross profit. Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering. Act big, behave small.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. In summary, investing in startups can be very rewarding, both financially, and in your ability to really help someone who needs help. There is no “exchange,” so you can’t sell the stock at will.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. In summary: I’m not advocating that companies are crazy to try and be product companies. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. In fact, that’s all that I fund as a VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays. However, they have been sending VCs far more investment checks in the last ten years than they’ve gotten back as distributions. And that’s real cash that LPs can’t put to work in other asset classes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. In summary, investing in startups can be very rewarding, both financially, and in your ability to really help someone who needs help. There is no “exchange,” so you can’t sell the stock at will.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. Take the U.S. category E visa for investors as a prime example of the recent troubles.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

That said, there are times where you need to cast a wider net. Summary : In dealing with middle men you get the huge expertise they bring to bear by doing their task on a repeated basis and dealing with the same sets of end customers. Here’s what you need to know: Executive recruiters are great at sourcing candidates.

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