Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The reality is that as VCs we have limited allocations of where we can spend our time so we want to attach ourselves to projects in which we, too, can be passionate. Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Was there consumer demand? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important.

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

I’m not sure I really even need to write this at length because Nivi absolutely nailed the topic in his article “ The Option Pool Shuffle.&#. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. This starts with understanding how VCs and entrepreneurs often see valuation differently. That’s normal.

Venture Capital 405

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Funding 405

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. I don’t write about LA but I write from LA. We have all of the 2nd-time entrepreneurs from Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, etc.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317