Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. Is Funding a Worthy Announcement? The short answer is yes, absolutely.

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Startup Funding News Press 355

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A huge amount of cryptocurrency is believed to be stored on a device that is now inaccessible, leaving customers in the dark as to what has happened to their funds. The company at the center of the scandal is QuadrigaCX, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2013. What is QuadrigaCX, and Who Was Gerald Cotton?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

I’m going to write a pure admiration piece. The story as reported in Forbes is worthy of your reading directly (small edits below for brevity). “Pishevar was turned down by Uber in its 2nd round of funding. ” Shervin has done much since then including founding his own fund, Sherpa Ventures.

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Startup Conference Ideas Writing 150

Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

In a 2013 panel discussion at Silicon Valley’s Churchill Club, the DFJ partner said “machine learning” was his pick as the most important tech trend to watch for the next three to five years. Just over a year later, Jurvetson led the Series A round of venture funding for Nervana Systems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

The sad truth is that cash flow surprises kill many startups, even though they should have been adequately funded to survive. Of course, you can’t predict everything, but writing down what you know will identify existing problems sooner, and allow other team members to help. You can be on budget, and still run out of cash.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2013

Swartz, 1986-2013, Image by Lalo Bontra. This article is not just another report on the case of Aaron Swartz but serves to be a tribute to the life and awe inspiring personality of a complicated, principled, and brilliant man. On January 11, 2013, Swartz committed suicide and was found hung in his Brooklyn home.

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