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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

There were no unicorns in sight on April 14th, 2008 when Kevin O'Connor, my Partner Jim Andelman and I met Twilio's Founder and CEO, Jeff Lawson. A true Internet Pioneer, by 2008, Kevin had already founded or co-founded two Unicorns in his own right, DoubleClick (sold to Google $3.1 billion) and ISS (sold to IBM $1.3 billion).

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Are Founders Moving From Lifestyle To Quick Buck?

Startup Professionals Musings

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days. Income generated is part of the owner’s personal income.

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Don’t Let Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Be a Dying Breed

Startup Professionals Musings

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a recent study. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult.