Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I thought I’d try to look at it from a different lens, that of the entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur you should assume that. So what is an entrepreneur to do? I sometimes ask entrepreneurs. We’d be grateful if you didn’t discuss this with other investors without checking with us first.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2023

As a mentor to entrepreneurs and business owners, and seeing their workload and challenges, it would be easy for me to conclude that starting a business is a big hit to health and happiness. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. Stay rooted in the present.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2014

They are great entrepreneurs and let’s just make sure we work with them in the future.” I was grateful to my friend that we could meet like old colleagues and just shoot the s**t again. And grateful to have taken a moment to reflect on this lesson so I don’t repeat my mistake too often. Startup Lessons'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a classic study by the Wharton School of Business a while back. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. Stay rooted in the present. Keep track of your wins.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In a year filled with challenging news, we were fortunate (across Archer Venture Capital and Liquid Stock) to have some high quality exits in our portfolio, but moreover to see how our amazing entrepreneurs successfully managed the disruption caused by COVID-19. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2017

In my experience as a business advisor and angel investor these days, I seem to more frequently hear from entrepreneurs and business owners with “can’t-fail” or “get-rich-quick” ideas. With native born new entrepreneurs, I sometimes feel a sense of entitlement, or hear the search for how little one can work to find success.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

We are also incredibly grateful for all of those who believed in us. We are grateful for everyone who has touched Tech Cocktail and Tech.Co has grown a readership of millions globally – not to mention the relationships forged from our in-person programs has changed people’s lives forever. memories on my personal website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2022

As I talk to business owners and entrepreneurs, I’m surprised at how many complain about team members who feel taken for granted , or have contributions not appreciated. As an advisor and mentor, I’m always looking for more ways to improve communication, get people more engaged , and get more done.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2011

I have talked often about wanting to see entrepreneurs who want to make a difference in the world. Like most great entrepreneurs his project was born out of both passion and the real need to solve a problem that existed in his area of expertise. He quit teaching and became an entrepreneur. For that I’m grateful.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

As I like to say when asked, “For entrepreneurs you generally need to go to 2-3 cities max and probably pitch 5-15 investors. Just like with entrepreneurs – you know that raising money is just the start. Was it hard to raise the fund? It’s always hard raising money. ” Well, ok, that’s an exaggeration.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

which is somewhat unusual for an entrepreneur. I am very grateful to Thermo Fisher for being the first company I worked for. Million Women Mentors has a network of both women and men, helping underrepresented women pursue careers in STEM and STEM related fields. It's interesting to hear you have a Ph.D,

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Steve Reich

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The Pasadena Angels have redesigned our site with a new focus on Entrepreneurs and LA Basin tech resources. We started by surveying a group of local entrepreneurs and our own members to find out what they wanted in a site. We took a lesson from successful companies we have funded–we talked to the market first.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced. Most entrepreneurs (and VCs raising from LPs) think this means progress. Entrepreneur : “Sure. Some people find this elitist?—?I

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2018

As a mentor to entrepreneurs and business owners, and seeing their workload and challenges, it would be easy for me to conclude that starting a business is a big hit to health and happiness. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. Stay rooted in the present.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. Great entrepreneurs are a force of nature. We last talked with Michael Jones, CEO of MySpace. I now believe that great teams trump the other two.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Clinton Foy: We are very grateful to have raised Crosscut IV, which is $125M seed to series A fund for early stage investments. They are superstars, the hardest working entrepreneurs out there. You've got to get very close to the ground, and work with entrepreneurs and founders side-by-side. Tell us a bit about the new fund?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2017

If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a Forbes article and a study by Babson College. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. A great way is to become an entrepreneur and join the happiest work segment.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Anyone reading this who lent me a hand during the past couple decades should not take offence - I am grateful to the numerous people who helped me. In my role as a Partner at Rincon Venture Partners , I have been honored to work with a number of highly talented entrepreneurs. I certainly did.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). For most entrepreneurs it will be the first time and also will have such a profound impact on their future financial situation that it’s hard to objectively handle the exit process in the way a seasoned pro can.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

The one word the best entrepreneurs never accept. My wife was a bit incredulous (but grateful). I’ve been pitched by hundreds of entrepreneurs who never actually asked me whether I would invest. It’s a skill you’re going to need as an entrepreneur. Stay with me. She was a natural leader.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

I have often said that what separates real entrepreneurs from pundits and bystanders is a bias towards getting things done versus over analyzing things. The startup entrepreneur knows that they’re going to be wrong often. Great entrepreneurs find a way. But if you’re afraid of firing people you shouldn’t be an entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

You helped me and I am grateful. To this gentleman I’m grateful for the feedback and I’m here to help if I can. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Him: “I understand and that is the way I took the feedback. Like I said, pleasantries do not help people learn. I thank you for that&#.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

For your hospitality our sincerest thanks, and for your offer of professional assistance our grateful acceptance. So you are an entrepreneur, but you are not an inventor. Because of this perpetual manpower deficit, emerging entrepreneurs are often given senior responsibilities that would not be available to them at a BDC.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2012

He actually was named as one of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year. We're very grateful that we were able to put ourselves on Angel List and by word of mouth. My experience is in the e-commerce business, selling things like DVDs in asia. This announcement is really all about our funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2013

If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a recent study by the Wharton School of Business. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. One way is to become an entrepreneur and join the happiest work segment.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. She was truly wonderful to work with and I’m grateful for all of her contributions. Actually, winter did come and I have the data that shows it.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 25, 2016

Despite his non-existent education and numerous personal demons, James Brown was a gifted entrepreneur who reveled in proving Conventional Wisdom wrong. Record executives were dumbfounded that the Grateful Dead openly encouraged their Deadheads fans to record their shows and share the resulting bootlegs. Bootlegs To Bigtime.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Babak Nivi is one of the most understated, helpful & important people on the entrepreneur / startup scene in NorCal. What he (along with Naval) started with AngelList is also a very important transformation to the communications between first-time entrepreneurs & angels. But it +is+ an anti-entrepreneur stance.&#

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2011

If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a recent survey in the UK , and an older one in the US. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. Once a week or so, write down five things that you should be grateful for.

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Tech.Co

MAY 24, 2017

Stay Grateful . This article is courtesy of BusinessCollective , featuring thought leadership content by ambitious young entrepreneurs, executives & small business owners. It will give you just that much more patience when a deal falls through or your kids put Play-Doh in the washing machine.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

I know many super experienced entrepreneurs who don’t understand the basics of how fund size and age can affect them so I thought it was worth establishing a baseline. In a world of The Funded, VentureHacks and entrepreneur blogs this kind of informations spreads like wildfire. Let me explain: 1. And they don’t.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2013

It reads, in part: “For your hospitality our sincerest thanks, and for your offer of professional assistance our grateful acceptance. Because of startup''s perpetual manpower deficit, emerging entrepreneurs are often given senior responsibilities that would not be available to them at a big company. There And Back Again.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I am grateful to Mike Krenn, the venture group’s president, for his help on this project. Longtime tech entrepreneur and angel investor Marco Thompson, who is closely associated with San Diego’s EvoNexus incubator, contributed a number of companies to the list. I widened my net this year.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

One of the quintessential end goals of this feature is to make life easier for busy entrepreneurs and investors in California by quickly connecting them to critical hubs like LA, Silicon Valley and Santa Barbara. I’m grateful we went through it, but glad we’re flying planes now.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. There are a lot of things I think entrepreneurs should care about when raising from a VC: How big or small their fund is? For that — I’m grateful.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2013

It reads, in part: “For your hospitality our sincerest thanks, and for your offer of professional assistance our grateful acceptance. Because of startup''s perpetual manpower deficit, emerging entrepreneurs are often given senior responsibilities that would not be available to them at a big company. There And Back Again.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I am very grateful to my friend Zoli Erdos for finding this retro posting for me at web.archive.org. My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. My blog was wiped out. That changed very quickly.

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