Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

If you seek funds from an organized investment group such as an angel fund, venture capital entity, or even an investment club, the first thing you want to do is to find one person to buy into your vision, become excited by your enthusiasm and be willing to become the internal champion for your fund-raising effort.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

My experience personally reviewing over three hundred executive summaries each year, all sent to me unsolicited, seems to bear out the truth in Tyson’s statement. Email readers, continue here.] “Everybody’s got a plan – until they are punched in the face,” stated boxer Mike Tyson. Anyone can build a good – or great – plan.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If you want the whole deck you can find it on SlideShare but I’ve written up a short summary with commentary below. this seems like amongst the most valuable investment available because it’s not necessarily fully priced like a public-market investment. Maybe add your email to receive the next post delivered to your email box?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

I know that you can use an email system with this to track my open rate, whether I forwarded the email, the IP address where I read it, whether I was on a mobile device or a wired computer and you can tell who else read the document. Because I invest in “ lines, not dots ” it’s actually the delta that I’m investing in.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

My answer always varies as I examine each deal, sometimes deferring and passing on an investment because of an uneasy feeling about the entrepreneur, even if the business plan seems able to capture the market. I would not, nor would most all of those I co-invest with. A more complex answer.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Ideas Summary 120

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

My answer always varies as I examine each deal, sometimes deferring and passing on an investment because of an uneasy feeling about the entrepreneur, even if the business plan seems able to capture the market. I would not, nor would most all of those I co-invest with. A more complex answer.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Ideas Summary 120

TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

We provide you with a report, written for a business audience, that includes: Executive Summary: We grade your architecture, source code, process, and teams, and provide a brief rationale for each grade. Detailed Findings: For each of the areas in the executive summary, we provide the details.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Don’t rationalize a big investment in basic equipment with long-term requirements thinking. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. You will be in good company with the many legends who used this approach.

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Equity Social Media Startup Summary 139

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Email marketing. One of these experts, David T. Cold calling.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

And they invest n select VC funds. Here’s the summary and on YouTube the links to skip right to these moments is below the actual video. 45 minutes in: Andrew’s process for investing in startups. 6:30 Do you disclose which funds you’ve invested in? 30:30 Are you investing in email? Watch: [link].

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] What if you were the investor and someone walked into your office handing you a business plan executive summary that floored you with its brilliance? I would not, nor would most all of those I co-invest with.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2010

I get these frequently via Twitter, Facebook or email. I provided my email address and he sent me a 688 word email (e.g. I felt I had committed so I read and responded to the email. SHORT : Whether you know the person or not – if you’re asking for help, a favor or an intro – keep your email VERY short.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

Don’t rationalize a big investment in basic equipment with long-term requirements thinking. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. You will be in good company with the many legends who used this approach.

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Social Media Startup Equity Summary 169

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. “My Brad on blogging.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I recently got an email from a friend who had been approached by a well known VC. He sent me an email asking whether the approach was real and whether he should take it seriously. Here is the email he received (reprinted without names with his permission). Why do VCs send generic outbound emails like this?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

I’ve had several COOs at companies in which I’ve invested. I usually judge people’s reactions not by the comments section of my post (where people are a little bit more polite so you get selective bias) but by the private emails I get. In summary, tons of early-stage M&A is driven by only one thing: CEO ego.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. Investing Strategy. and Half.com.

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Capital Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 284

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2019

Here is a summary of the barriers we both still see all too often in the business world, with some thoughts on how to overcome them: Many fear human limits in number of relationships. Don’t just invest in the passion of the moment. Make the investment today. That’s more than enough to put you ahead of your competition.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. TWIVC Summary – Richard de Silva. Are you thematic in your investing or entrepreneur focused? (11:40-14:15). In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. If you don’t believe in your bones that you’re amazing then it’s no wonder you don’t want to sell them on making the investment.” Sometimes?—?best

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Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

It’s true that some solutions are really hard to quantify and the most obvious example people point to is email. You can’t quantify the value of email yet everybody needs it!”. I know many modern software companies that are abandoning email in favor of more open systems as a way of reducing bureaucracy. Maybe they don’t?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2012

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Send the plan without a summary. You lose in either case.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! Matt’s commitment to re-investing in tech startups is reminiscent to this great Fred Wilson post of “recycling capital. &#. Here’s a summary of our interview. Backstopping is when banks feel they are protected by VC’s investing in the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. tevye2009 , Q: “can you briefly explain why it’s best to get a small valuation when getting investment.&# Second – don’t send unsolicited emails to VCs.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2013

Notice that I didn’t say anywhere that a good business plan has to be at least 20 pages, or have ten sections, or must start with an executive summary. I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Send the plan without a summary. You lose in either case.

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Summary Technical Review .Net Ideas 97

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. To bring real money and credibility to your company, and help you avoid costly mistakes in development and strategy, a first-class Advisory Board is a small investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

So don’t expect an unprompted email or phone call next week. I guess they assume that since I didn’t email or call I must not be interested. Start with a very short thank you email the day after your pitch. Start with a very short thank you email the day after your pitch. Maybe it shouldn’t be?

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Venture Capital Startup Email News 277

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

The Executive Summary for a bank lending plan should be a literal summary of the entire business plan, with a paragraph roughly devoted to the product/service, market, industry, marketing, and management. Make the repayment terms as clear as possible at either the beginning or end of the Executive Summary. compelling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2012

Notice that I didn’t say anywhere that a good business plan has to be at least 20 pages, or have ten sections, or must start with an executive summary. I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

Most top tier VCs return about 3x invested capital and outlier funds (the best of a vintage) might return 6-8x. But the larger funds usually have lower returns because they are often investing bigger dollars at later stages with less risk and therefore lower returns. VCs shouldn’t call their entrepreneurs once they invest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Email marketing. One of these experts, David T. Cold calling.

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Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. It’s critical to them, since that’s the only way they can realize a return on investment, but it limits your options for growth and change. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream.

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Organization Startup Summary Entrepreneur 111

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Notice that I didn’t say anywhere that a good business plan has to be at least 20 pages, or have ten sections, or must start with an executive summary. I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note.

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Startup Funding Sample Writing 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Email marketing. One of these experts, David T. Cold calling.

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Startup Social Media SEM Advertising 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Email marketing. One of these experts, David T. Cold calling.

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