Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
We all like to think of startups as “non hierarchic&# organizations and to some extent that should be true. I see two common mistakes in companies (not just in startups, in fact). By going on sales calls you pick up directly the feedback of what customers want and also what they’re telling you about competition.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2011
I was recently approached by Fast Company to comment on “crisis management&# at startups in the wake of the Airbnb “ranksackgate&# story. Obviously they wish they would have figured this out a bit more quickly, but as a young team I personally cut them a little bit more slack than I would if it were Oracle, for example.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). Before I tell you the reasons I’m concerned about investment banking intros, I should start by saying I think bankers are enormously helpful for entrepreneurs in raising money. start-ups are overvalued. I spent time on college campuses.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. start-ups are overvalued. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
This is part of my series on Startup Advice. I love working with Aussies because their outlook on life seems very similar to what I grew up with in California. I recommend starting the meeting with a VERY brief introduction of your company, your background and why it’s relevant to the job you currently have.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 5, 2011
Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. My first startup was no different. I’ve started writing up some of those sales & marketing lessons and I plan to continue to build that section out over time. Startups are the art of the possible.
TechEmpower
MARCH 27, 2013
At the time of this writing, Java 8 development is still very much in progress. I'll do my best to keep this document up to date. The Java 8 javadocs are hosted locally for the time being because I don't know of an official, Oracle-hosted location for them. A stream can only be traversed once, then it's used up.
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