Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 14, 2014
If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
If you look at the blue line below in what we are calling “private-market IPOs” you’ll see the discernible trend that began in 2014 and has continued through 2018 and you’ll see the impact this has potentially had on public IPOs in green. Maybe add your email to receive the next post delivered to your email box? Still reading?
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 18, 2010
By Mahesh Raj Mohan Writing a business plan can be a difficult process. you still have to write the plan for a particular audience. Your business plan’s writing style should take their preferences into account. So what writing styles should you use for these very different audiences? Hi, I’m writing this plan because.”
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 6, 2014
Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/28/2014. Effective communication requires real listening, as well as talking.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2013
We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. He sent me a few nice emails. Kevin Zhang. So what is an EIR and why Sam? I thought that was the end of it. Nice kid, but I see lots of nice kids. Sam had different plans.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Joey Flores: Yeah, we spend the earlier part of 2014 exploring acquisition options, because we had a pretty hard time raising money. The day after we shut down the site, we got an email from this company, saying they had a big opportunity they'd like to talk to us about. Joey, thanks for the time today.
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