2009 Sales Screening Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months. OK, that sounds like an interesting business, but nothing to write a freakin’ blog post about? Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. And Austin Murray runs sales & marketing – a role he also held at JAMDAT.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 14, 2014
All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. PHONE CALLS.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2010
The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. But at the highest level they’ve created a marketplace for “flash&# sales. And of course we had, TheMan. Now begins the 6-month journey.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 10, 2010
Want to take a year pursuing your dream to write a screenplay, travel through Asia, run a triathlon or start your own fashion line? When a new email comes in you see the little pop-up in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen and like Pavlov’s dog you feel an adrenaline rush and need to read that email. Close enough.
SoCal Delicious
MAY 6, 2012
There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2011
I still think it’s best to take money from Dave when you’re also partnered with a more focused, hands-on seed-stage VC who brings different things to the table – like more ability to write larger checks in a downturn (for one) or solving a deep crisis that involves super hands-on involvement.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2010
VCs have also gone back to writing checks because as an industry we can’t be seen as “sitting on the sidelines” for years at a time. trillion out of our homes and spent 2/3rds of it on flat screen TVs, trips to Hawaii, time shares, Apple products and everything else we couldn’t afford. VCs get paid to “put money to work.&#.
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