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JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

This is hardly ideal and some simple changes could help management avoid both issues. Every time I think to write a post about this I figure the most recent board meeting I’ve attended will think it’s about them so I don’t bother. And of course you must also get your board administration done.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Of course I would like to be in every great deal ever done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Of course labels are all too easy to throw out and simplify or stereotype the beliefs of other people. he coached me and my 3 siblings in basketball and soccer and more. In an odd way I may actually benefit financially from a Trump presidency if he bends the tax regime to help more people like me. We all know that.

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JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. We try to hire deeply analytical associates to can help companies problem solve and who make us better investors. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary. That’s healthy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

So part of playing an effective coach is helping the team to see the answer for themselves. Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.” I remember writing about online video nearly 5 years ago.

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APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. Of course I’m not preaching crazy, irrational spend or having Kid Rock at your next company party. You can do them all yourself, of course.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Sure, of course I am. But it’s PacMan.&# I forgot to get him on record on the show, but Gregg writes all the lyrics for the big presidential videos they’ve done – you can see where the humor of JibJab comes from. Any takers in a trade for helping do some write-ups against whatever you want?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. Throughout the course of last year I never had more than $8,000 in my account. . Of course I do! If you have a chance to be on court and shooting 3-pointers as the game clock is winding down OF COURSE you still want to be on the court. But he learned.

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JUNE 29, 2011

It’s one thing to invest in a later-stage (say a C round) to help with growth, it’s another to fund companies who are already valued in the billions. And of course hedge funds and growth-equity funds can’t resist trying to get earlier-stage exposure again. Will public investments come next?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

So I know I’m getting myself into a bit of trouble by writing this. If they’re not running their business then perhaps the wrong person was picked as CEO or perhaps they need more mentorship / coaching to better allocate their time. It’s very common for startup companies to have COO’s.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2015

Of course that’s true. I’ve tried over the years to write many times about the realism of the downsides of being an entrepreneur because there is a complete cognitive dissidence between what you read about yourself in the press and what you feel internally about where you’re at in the journey. Entrepreneurshit.

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MAY 4, 2013

Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. Before I tell you my reasons for never doing a deal that a banker intro’d I have to preface by where I think bankers are enormously helpful on VC deals. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. I spent time on college campuses. Big difference.].

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MAY 4, 2013

Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. Before I tell you the reasons I’m concerned about investment banking intros, I should start by saying I think bankers are enormously helpful for entrepreneurs in raising money. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. I spent time on college campuses.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The integration of massively open online courses (MOOCs) makes strategic sense, which is likely why LinkedIn acquired Lynda for $1.5 The average cost per webinar ranges from $39-59 with longer online courses (2-8 weeks) landing somewhere between $99-799. making connections, looking for jobs, staying up on news, etc.)

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In the original version of his post, Andy writes. The best VCs don’t try to help entrepreneurs. But the people whom I consider best in this industry are quite helpful indeed. And Coach Campbell. The best VCs know the buyers and can help guide and manage the process. They see how hard she does her job.

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APRIL 6, 2014

Plus, if she does have areas where we could coach her on improvement it would help to know that coming in.” It would be helpful to know these coming in so that if we do hire her we understand where to focus before she joins. This is when I realized just how helpful it can be to have somebody else making some of the calls.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Write it down…. To what extent does all the “social” noise and excitement help or hurt your ability to tell SocialStay’s story to potential investors and partners? I think it takes emotional maturity that I did not have while building FUEL to be able to synthesize information from advisors take the coaching. Meredith Publishing.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. Naturally the countries reacted negatively to reporting to a centralized figure in the UK (and of course to no longer reporting to the CEO). Both are basically people businesses. Sometimes this is heat. Sometimes this is light.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I’ve started writing up some of those sales & marketing lessons and I plan to continue to build that section out over time. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. there is a nascent industry to try and help you with this, too. Of course that’s not true.

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JULY 19, 2011

They’re essential in helping us get our jobs done because they specialize in something we do not. If you’re raising your B round, you’ll likely get huge benefit from your A round investor helping with introductions. Middle Men. Middle People? They exist in all forms of work and life. Recruiters. You name it.

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