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InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Because of the rapid pace with which Venture Capitalists review investment opportunities, they must employ pattern matching techniques which include identifying common fundraising deal breakers. Surprisingly, most venture investments do not break down over valuation. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Whenever a VC assesses a potential investment opportunity, they attempt to match the entrepreneur(s), their solution, and intended markets with a pattern they have previously encountered. The above criteria obviously do not represent all of the factors investors consider when evaluating a venture investment. Hairy Pattern Matching.
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InfoChachkie
MARCH 18, 2013
Ideally, such early-stage investors should have the experiences and motivation to help their ventures establish a sustainable business model, rather than simply writing a check before moving on to their next investment. In such instances, take their money and work diligently to convert them into a disengaged investor. Yep, Sounds Good.
InfoChachkie
MAY 6, 2013
This is due to a fundamental disconnect between the increased activity of high-volume seed investors (that fill out lots of Seed rounds) and the relatively small number of Series A investors, who only make 1 or 2 investments, per partner, per year.". There is a similar Darwinian aspect to venture capital investing.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
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. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I
InfoChachkie
JUNE 4, 2012
Value is created through diligent hard work. Once you prove that a substantial number of people are willing to pay more for your solution than it costs you to provide it, you can then consider licensing your underlying technology. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Share and Enjoy.
InfoChachkie
JULY 9, 2013
This agreement generated tens of thousands of dollars of value due to an advantageous chargeback clause. The Founders were impressed that I invested my time to negotiate and craft this agreement, without asking for quid pro quo compensation. I promise I will never tweet about dragon sightings or that killer burrito I just ate.
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