Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. I was pretty sure we were going to raise another round of capital. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. And yes, I sleep better at night as a coach.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 6, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. As part of UC Santa Barbara’s Distinguished Lecture Series, serial entrepreneur, CEO Coach and Author Lex Sisney shared a preview of his newly released book, Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business. Organizations Are Subject To The First Law Of Thermodynamics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2011

By Ernst Gemassmer You have successfully conceived a new business, obtained funding and are now planning to capitalize on the large market opportunities existing outside of the USA. In this article I would like to share with you recommendations for staffing, based on my personal long-term hands-on experience in this arena.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

We all recognized an opportunity and had ideas on how to capitalize on that opportunity, but the excitement, passion and energy was born out of the realization that a single idea could change the way an entire industry operated. Be your best: John Wooden was one of the greatest coaches in American sports history.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. Perhaps the best known new VC platforms of the last 10 years that are done on more modest scales are First Round Capital and True Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

A trophy investor is a great coach and mentor, sometimes providing the only shoulder an entrepreneur can cry on during difficult times. The trophy angel investor typically participates in networks of other angel investors and venture capital firms that are available for evaluation, feedback and syndication. Emotional maturity.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

We all recognized an opportunity and had ideas on how to capitalize on that opportunity, but the excitement, passion and energy was born out of the realization that a single idea could change the way an entire industry operated. Be your best: John Wooden was one of the greatest coaches in American sports history.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer You have successfully conceived a new business, obtained funding and are now planning to capitalize on the large markets opportunities existing outside of the USA. He resides on the West Coast, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO, and International coaching.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

One of the attributes identified by all of the venture capitalists questioned was, “Frugal use of capital.” If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Capital efficient, web-based businesses should have a credible plan to self-sustainability. Mayday Mayday.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! An excess of capital is often driven by venture capitalists (VCs) who tend to stuff as much money as possible into deals they like. Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that the ideal source of capital is from customers’ wallets, not VCs’ bank accounts. John Wooden, US basketball coach.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Natalia not only wants to increase the number of women in investment, but bring more people in total to help startups and other businesses get the capital they need. We also want to create more capital for women entrepreneurs to increase the chances of being funded and connected to a bigger network. What is Pipeline Fellowship about?

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Sand Hill Road has so many venture capital firms and they are so large, and they have been around for so long and they are very closely coupled and tied with Stanford [University]. And what happened in L.A. is--were not Sand Hill Road, right? Nowhere in the world is Sand Hill Road. Let me point out what I believe that means.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. So why would raising venture capital be any different. I have two articles on the topic: 1. Make fund raising a habit.

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