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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

The market was down considerably with public valuations down 53ā€“79% across the four sectors we were reviewing (it is since down even further). ==> Aside, we also have a NEW LA-based partner Iā€™m thrilled to announce: Nick Kim. First in late-stage tech companies and then it will filter back to Growth and then A and ultimately Seed Rounds.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. And the more public you can make your goals for these key metrics the better. Only one guy in the room knew ā€“ their tech lead. In our next meeting I asked them how often it crashed. lowering $1.50 per customer!

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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably wonā€™t find any interested and focused VCs or angel investors in Arizona, where I live. On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Arizona or a similar location.

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8 People And Process Skills Required In Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, even though Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook as an innovative product, most experts believe it was successful due to his relationship with Peter Thiel and other top VCs that he convinced to invest early. Using metrics to measure results and commitments. Maintaining an insatiable curiosity about change.

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8 Strategies To Capitalize On Untapped Global Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. With a singular focus on building unicorns, very rapid growth has been a key metric.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners?

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Timing and why weā€™re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. More importantly, start cultivating networks of friends who have a sense of pulse on the frontiers of the economy. Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market.