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Some Advice Before You Hit the Fund Raising Trail

Both Sides of the Table

But if there is nothing wrong with you then please don’t let early rejections alter your course. Of course you need to have answers to all of the hard questions that you know you can anticipate about your business? Sure, you need to learn what the common theme of the no’s are and be willing to make adjustments to your pitch.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.”

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7 Ways To Take The Lead In Building A Personal Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

In this age of information overload, success is all about building a brand that stands out above the competition. Of course, she assumes that you are confident and courageous, and willing to capitalize on all your strengths and opportunities to market yourself. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters.

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Here’s a 10-Tip Action Plan for Optimizing Performance When You Have ADD

Both Sides of the Table

Turning the Urgency Addiction into a Competitive Asset. Of course you’re supposed to prioritize things that are important but not yet urgent!). If you’re writing and looking up occasionally you’re assumed to taking notes. These are known symptoms of people with ADD. I would have started in June.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. I believe this use of cryptocurrency will develop and flourish long after the dust settles from the hype and crash of cryptocurrencies that we’re experiencing in 2017. It’s Hobbesian economics 101.

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