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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. And they have access to some of the most talented technology entrepreneurs so this is a worthy goal for them. ” Fair play.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. Something happened and it was clear to me that this IE issues was just a smoke screen.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. Something happened and it was clear to me that this IE issues was just a smoke screen.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. And they have access to some of the most talented technology entrepreneurs so this is a worthy goal for them. ” Fair play.

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Embrace Losing

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits ;-). They hired a consultant to help them with the review. Something happened and it was clear to me that this IE issues was just a smoke screen. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not a sore loser.

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5 Attributes Of People Who Will Grow Your Business

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Next comes the more arduous process of reviewing every applicant, looking for key attributes including the following. On a business team, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing is more important than technical depth. Get it reviewed and approved by peers, including salary and perks. Good communication skills.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. In ad tech there’s Seth Levine at Foundry Group and both Dana Settle & Ian Sigelow at Greycroft. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. Right for my stage? Test interest.

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