Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2019

The bad news is that it’s still a jungle fight for survival for entrepreneurs of all ages and demographics, with over 80 percent not having access to bank loans or venture capital. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Money is no substitute for these other treasures.

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MARCH 28, 2010

McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. I found that most VC’s never gave me any feedback when I was pitching.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Today I’d like to give that advice in more tangible terms and with a framework to think about your tasks – the funnel. Sales people (and website customer acquisition folks) all think in terms of funnels and yet non-sales professionals seldom do. We all know the type of person who lives in the top end of the funnel.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

We have built an application services platform for vehicles, and our first customer was actually USAA. That's where we started to play with Honda, our next big customer, where we have built out these infotainment and commerce systems in a vehicle, with an ad platform on top of what we started as an incentive for safe driving.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

It’s not that often in a VC career you get to work with teams you’re sure will be featured in documentaries about how major industries changed,” wrote Matt Ocko of Data Collective Venture Capital , which joined DFJ in Nervana’s initial venture funding. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I thought I’d try to offer a framework for thinking about the topic. So here’s my framework. For many businesses you should keep your costs low & your capital raises low until you discover whether you are really on to a big idea where there is market demand. Sometimes this pays off, other times it doesn’t.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. By not forcing the publisher to go through a Gaikai portal where they tried to control customers, they engendered trust from the publishers. Nate, tell us a bit about Rustic Canyon Venture Partners. Not bad, hey?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

On one end, entrepreneurs who have (at minimum) built something customers love and are willing to pay for, and the other hand, investors who are looking for the very companies who fit that profile. You’ve built a great business, your customers love you. And those who have gone through the process, know. 116,105,000.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

As I have pointed out in previous posts , 91% of VCs surveyed believe prices are declining (30% believe substantially) and 77% believe that funding will take longer than it has in the past. The earlier the round, the less capital you need and the more reasonable your valuation the less time that is needed generally to raise capital.

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MAY 3, 2015

I am often asked how we make decisions on investments at Upfront Ventures. Every VC firm works differently but when asked about our process I always reply the same way, We’re a “high conviction” shop. Great leaders are rare and competition for capital, people, press and customers can be brutal.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

After recent announcements by Google and Apple, the mobile advertising ecosystem is abuzz with optimism and flush with venture capital. Join our panelists as they discuss how location-awareness is influencing every aspect of mobile marketing -- from campaign creation, to ROI-tracking, to custom ad units and messaging.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. So I thought I would.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

They often are very good at getting information out of people, helping create a framework for making decisions and pushing for support amongst the organization from those that back the decision and those that do not. VCs fund people all the time with no traction. They fund people with no customers. ON SUCCESS. Dig deeper.

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