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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I often talk about what I’m looking for when I meet with an entrepreneur. Above all else I’m looking for a genuine passion for what the entrepreneur is doing. But without a passion for what you do I am dubious about your chances for success. But what about the reverse? It seems obvious.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. If you’re short on time click on the WSJ link and read the 990 word version there.

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JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. On Being an Entrepreneur. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. Long hours.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Pop Quiz: Who was this person and what did they ultimately do with the cards dealt them? Hint: He was an entrepreneur. The same is true of entrepreneurs. These would-be entrepreneurs are best classified as Wantrepreneurs, as discussed in Entrepreneurial Enterviewing. Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

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APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. The advantage is that in many of our best deals we now have $50+ million invested so we can really support entrepreneurs as their businesses scale. When you think about what makes Google so valuable?—?it’s VCs have different views and strategies on this.

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JUNE 12, 2013

It’s why whenever he does ask my answer is “yes” before even knowing what he’s asking. One of the most common questions I hear from first-time entrepreneurs is, “How do I meet angels?” “What’s in it for me?” Brad is the ultimate giver. People who have raised money from them.

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MAY 25, 2013

After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. The best VCs don’t try to help entrepreneurs. But VC is like congress. It’s easy to hate it en masse yet many people love their local congressman.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2020

As an investor, innovation is a term I certainly like to hear these days, but many of you entrepreneurs try to take it to the next level, by claiming to have a “ disruptive innovation.” The disruptive technologies in electric vehicles and artificial intelligence have taken even longer to see any dramatic payback.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2007 I started using Twitter and most of my friends & colleagues wondered why people would care what I ate for lunch. I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. That’s what happens when you join a network and have kids. I’ll publish what I’ve learned soon enough. In 2008 I started VC blogging. Stay young.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 6, 2014

A month ago I spoke at the Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica in front of LA’s community of emerging entrepreneurs, innovators and disrupters. Also, determine what ingredient you want to focus on as a company that will be your core differentiator. THE ‘ROLL OUT’ So what comes next? Why do I need yours?

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MARCH 6, 2017

If the mood of LPs that we surveyed is a reflection on how VCs get financed in the coming three years then a natural conclusion would be that entrepreneurs should continue to find the venture markets robust and capital available for great ideas and businesses with early traction. link] So here are some details (please thank & follow!

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

For today's interview, we sat down to catch up with Jon Waterman, the founder and CEO of Ad.net, to understand what the company's business is nowadays, how the company has evolved over the years, and how the company has adjusted to life during a pandemic. What is Ad.net? What does that mean? What does that mean specifically?

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APRIL 10, 2016

I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. As a result I felt like I always knew what was going on and constantly received inbound intros / deals. I tried to be at every event. I sat on panels. I keynoted.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Entrepreneurs should maintain a like level of enthusiasm when operating their adVentures. Not surprisingly, entrepreneurs tend to be more optimistic than the general populace. However, as described in Are You An Entrepreneur? Strategic planning at a startup is guided by entrepreneurs’ innate optimistic pessimism.

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APRIL 14, 2010

It’s meant to be a bit provocative but the reality is that I give this advice to entrepreneurs all the the time and I usually leave the “e&# off of the end. I normally offer this advice in the capacity of really wanting to help entrepreneurs so please bear with me. Let’s say the company had raised $15 million.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Entrepreneurs should maintain a like level of enthusiasm when operating their adVentures. Not surprisingly, entrepreneurs tend to be more optimistic than the general populace. However, as described in Are You An Entrepreneur? Strategic planning at a startup is guided by entrepreneurs’ innate optimistic pessimism.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I was involved in what would be cleantech back in the mid 90's, with electric vehicles and fuel cells. After that, I had the opportunity to move to Australia in 2007, and joined a venture capital firm called Starfish Ventures. In 2007, the cleantech excitement was in full swing. Aaron Fyke: It's really funny.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. We were based in London. I was you, too.

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MAY 24, 2016

Not since the initial popularity of Twitter in 2007 has a product so befuddled people. I think that’s what people actually like about it. Now here is the important thing for you to understand — many of my target customers — entrepreneurs between ages 21–35 — are on Snapchat! What’s next for Snapstorms.com?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

What do you get when you combine 7 panelist plus one moderator on to a stage for 30 minutes to talk about a serious topic? If given a chance here’s what I would have talked about: 1. So what took me $2 million at my first company now takes $20,000. A: Only because it’s a nicer branding for entrepreneurs.

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MARCH 24, 2014

I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 It was frustrating having to answer what I considered an obvious question to people who I thought would have known better. This is what I wrote on that Quora answer from Sept 2010. “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2010

What do you do? Successful serial entrepreneurs understand that such a lack of introspection and denial of one’s shortcomings is a dangerous combination, as discussed in greater depth in (Non)sense of Entitlement. At one point, Mr. Collins poses the question, “What should we do if we find ourselves failing?” What do you do?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

We caught up with Amos to learn about his new book, and to gain some tips for startup entrepreneurs on how to figure out when you're actually ready to scale your sales team. Thanks for the time today, to start off, tell us a little bit about what you do? Donnelly in 2007. What's the new book about? It is a playbook.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success. Making money is what you have to do to sustain a business – being driven to make something of value and purpose is much more powerful. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success. . 9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Peer Group – Meet with other emerging entrepreneurs who will help you objectively evaluate your experiences and provide relevant feedback regarding your successes and failures. Make the most of your experiences: for yourself, your adVenture and for future generations of emerging entrepreneurs. Copyright © 2007-11 by J.

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JUNE 5, 2011

I have conversations with entrepreneurs and other VCs on a daily basis about fund raising, the prices of deals, how much companies should raise, etc. Here’s what I mean. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Here’s overall what you need to know. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Let’s set up a framework.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2010

What do you do? Successful serial entrepreneurs understand that such a lack of introspection and denial of one’s shortcomings is a dangerous combination, as discussed in greater depth in (Non)sense of Entitlement. At one point, Mr. Collins poses the question, “What should we do if we find ourselves failing?” Meredith Publishing.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

What strategies to use, how to get attention, how to become “hot.” SXSW is where Twitter broke out in 2007. And ever since then every year we are subjected to the tech press corps writing the annual, “What will the hot company at SXSW be?” I get asked often how to best launch at SXSW. Exec Summary.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. The “what” is well known in LA circles – Troy discovered a little known young singer named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta aka Lady Gaga and helped her launch her career. Same with Gaga.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. First of all, what's the idea behind StockTwits, for people who haven't used the service? First of all, what's the idea behind StockTwits, for people who haven't used the service?

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

When people would ask me when I was a little kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would tell them ''a waitress,'' much to my mother''s chagrin. What I really liked was serving people, I really liked helping people, and in my little seven-year-old mind, that meant being a waitress. what started it all.". That video is.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. I will publish what I believe the five are in a series of articles. Unfortunately that’s a myth.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

When Twitter first became popular with niche crowds in 2007 it seemed to take hold initially with bloggers. On the other hand were everybody else including those that tried to make a full time of it like Robert Scoble as well as those that did it as a side job like VCs, CEO’s and start-up entrepreneurs. So what gives?

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. Value Prop Twitter Style : FindTheBest is: “An objective, socially curated comparison engine that allows you to find a topic, compare your options and decide what’s best for you.”.

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