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APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. These speakers help coach CEO’s on important executive decisions. Highlights/Lowlights – summary of key events since the last meeting.

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Capital Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 284

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JANUARY 6, 2014

And while John & I have been through these phases ourselves (and have even written several blog posts on the topic like this one and John keeps a great blog with many similar concepts) we simply haven’t been running large sales teams for the past 8+ years. How to build a great forecast.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

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NOVEMBER 12, 2016

he coached me and my 3 siblings in basketball and soccer and more. Fareed Zakaria captured the post-election mood and summary well in his OpEd from November 10th. Here’s some key passages (with minor deletions to shorten) “i had breakfast with my dad this summer. he is a deeply principled man. a very good person with strong values.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Seth Levine of Foundry Group addresses this important topic this morning on his blog with a post, “ Has Convertible Debt Won ?&# But as an angel you’re usually not only taking risks but also helping the company succeed (through introductions, social proof, coaching, recruiting). “Convertible notes have won.

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Equity Pricing Venture Capital Entrepreneur 319

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MAY 25, 2013

And Coach Campbell. I’ve heard directly from top executives that Jeff Bezos (in my opinion the most talented person in the tech industry) has received his fair share of VC coaching in the early years. In Summary. Not according to my sources. It led to hiring Eric Schmidt. My guess is both had heavy VC involvement.

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JUNE 8, 2014

The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens. It should play to its strengths.

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