Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

The firm, which underwent a significant restructuring over the last two years, went on an investment tear over the course of 2019 as new partners went out to build up a new portfolio for the firm — almost of a whole cloth. Kleiner Perkins gets back to early-stage with its $600M 18th fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

I see it on email even more. ” In it he talked about how he gets daily emails asking for intros to Oprah (he does a lot of work with her) and his advice. Of course he wanted to talk a lot about his product and company – he was looking for money after all. Who cares what my equity is. Lots of asking.

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Venture Capital Press GRP Partners Blogging 407

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this. Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this. Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time.

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CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Venture or angel-financed companies with plenty of working capital sometimes are immune to this need for some time into their growth, but at some point it will become clear that the cheapest form of finance is not equity in a growing enterprise.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Here is a sample of the reading list for the course that gives you a flavor for just how modern and practical this course is. I got an email recently from my friend & fellow VC, Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston. And that leads me to today’s post.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. Of course there’s no exact number of VCs you should meet?—?these Today I want to talk about the process and how to allocate your time.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The problem, of course, comes if the business fails. Do take loans from sophisticated investors only after you have tried everything to get them to purchase equity and always with clear wording on automatic loan extension if you are making progress but need additional time to meet the full set of goals.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

However, nominal equity grants are appropriate to reward your Advisors for their time and attention. This will result in multiple points of view that you can distill into a single course of action. Such updates should ideally be done via regularly scheduled emails, rather than through ad hoc, one-on-one conversations.

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Startup Journal Course Equity 208

SoCal CTO

MARCH 2, 2015

This includes links to CTO Salary and Equity Trends, Technology Roles in Startups , Initial Conversation with a CTO or Technical Advisor , Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup , Hiring a CTO for Your Startup and many others. Of course, just because a CTO or VPE is listed doesn’t mean it’s working well.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

Of course the VC is looking to have specificity in how you plan to spend the money you’re going to raise and plans that show a pie chart that says, “25% on marketing, 30% on technology and R&D, 20% on infrastructure, 25% on G&A” do not get funded. It’s the amount of money you’re raising. A VC is looking for reasonableness.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Despite the proliferation of entrepreneurial courses within Business Administration programs, business schools are essentially vocational training grounds for consultants and investment bankers. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

Oh, and did I mention that their users have mapped 35,000 courses in 127 countries? One of the founders wrote a Python script that sent out custom emails to a list they had developed. The emails were so tailored, that many merchants called back to thank them for the personal attention. Of course not. Capital to date? $20k

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Berkonomics

MAY 26, 2010

Email readers continue here.] That of course jumps to the top of the list for young, fast growing technology companies. One of the items on Cohen’s list of twenty five was stock options.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. The response was overwhelming. It wasn’t just the number of you who reached out.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Visions pan of endless cold emails and long days attending meetups and pitch nights while your operations/tech team grind away. Not that good old fashioned leg work isn’t still required of course.). But of course, this isn’t to be mixed up. You’ve built a great business, your customers love you.

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Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. If — and it’s a big if of course — they can do that on the cheap, then why should an LP care at all? Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. Alas, no $100 catered lunches.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Evaluate their sincerity by asking them to accept equity in exchange for all or a portion of their overall compensation. What matters is how effectively you change course after each mishap. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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Entrepreneur Outsource Ideas Technical Review 272

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Defy teaches them personal finance like how to keep a checking account, the difference between debt and equity, what cashflow is and so forth. But if you commit one simple day of your life I literally promise you that you will email or Tweet me a “thank you” and tell me you’ve been moved. You can go. You SHOULD go. Here is how.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. Of course continued failure means it’s time for change. Know what you believe is important.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

InfoChachkie

APRIL 3, 2012

When the going gets tough (as it always does at any startup) the Wantrepreneurs get busy emailing their resumes to prospective employers. If the applicant does not appropriately value your startup’s equity, quickly usher them out the door. The costs of a mis-hire during the early stages of your adVenture are dramatic. Free Consulting.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Journal 219

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Just a month ago they were all email you! One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. I often advise against it.

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Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

’ OP: Of course we had to do a lot of research to figure out if this was a viable solution. It was great to relive a moment when I was in my dorm room at Harvard and watching Toy Story 3 on my laptop and seeing something that we built with no cash, just sweat equity. I wouldn’t have asked people to work for us on sweat equity.

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Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Oh, they didn’t cover that in your Stanford CS course? You have this perception that they’re billing you for the lunch meeting they invited you to and the friendly banter emails flying back and forth.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

Instead of following a proscribed course which may lead nowhere, entrepreneurial leaders such a Thiel are sparking a change in the way we think about success. Businesses can be built on sweat equity. Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. Being polite and doing diligent work costs you nothing.

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Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Berkonomics

MARCH 7, 2019

Of course, that worked at the time. Email readers, continue here…] The problem with taking friends and family money rests in the legality of taking money from non-accredited investors, people who do not meet the SEC standard for making non-public company investments. Oh, I know. Enter the need for larger investments.

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Invest Entrepreneur Course .Net 153

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Just a month ago they were all email you! One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. I often advise against it.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As an undergradudate, Leila authored background papers for the World Bank's Development Research Group and Ashoka on equity and social rights. Additionally, you can chose to post cool stuff from here, reply to things you find on other services, and of course forward groovy stuff that you find to your friends. . . Dave McClure. .

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes.

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Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. and Dave McClure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. and Dave McClure.

Angel 67

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. and Dave McClure.

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Angel Keiretsu Organization Invest 108

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Of course, all these things and many more are critical, so it’s important that you keep your priorities straight. Consider the non-cash alternatives, like offering team members equity instead of cash and bartering for services. The process for all of these is networking (not email blasts or cold-calling investors).

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Funding Training Startup 101

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support. It worked like a charm.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Of course, all these things and many more are critical, so it’s important that you keep your priorities straight. Consider the non-cash alternatives, like offering equity instead of cash and bartering for services. The process for all of these is networking (not email blasts or cold-calling investors).

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Training Ideas Entrepreneur Commerce 96