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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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KPCB has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year

TechCrunch LA

The firm, which underwent a significant restructuring over the last two years, went on an investment tear over the course of 2019 as new partners went out to build up a new portfolio for the firm — almost of a whole cloth. Kleiner Perkins gets back to early-stage with its $600M 18th fund. ”

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Make It Work – the real story

Eric Greenspan

From 2008 to 2011, the company paid its own bills, we were cash flow positive and we believed we could maintain this trend indefinitely. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. Of course). As a result, the company was always under-capitalized.

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Make It Work- the real story

InfoChachkie

From 2008 to 2011, the company paid its own bills, we were cash flow positive and we believed we could maintain this trend indefinitely. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. Of course). As a result, the company was always under-capitalized. It was over.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

If Avesta sees someone drinking Coloft coffee (organic of course), he quickly asks if they’ve sold anything. Feel free to email or drop a tweet with any questions about the journey, no matter what stage you’re in. Throughout Coloft, there are pieces of art (and stickers) around this theme.

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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

Both Sides of the Table

I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. 7 times out of 10 he knows what’s going on before I do and is either slipping a paper on my desk, texting me or emailing me something about to go down. He’s a force of nature.

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BLOGGER ALERT: How to Start a Blog and Make Money Blogging

Tech Zulu Event

This means more people sign up for your email list when you have the pop up box than when you don’t. An email list is exactly how it sounds, a collection of people’s emails who have visited your site. That’s the sensation people have when they continuously see the email capture image. Have an email capture.