Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
We’ll just wait until companies that last raised in 2019 or 2020 come to market.” million, our Seed Funds mostly between $200–300 million and have delivered median ownerships of ~20% from the first check we write into a startup. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m This translates to about 12–15 investments.
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 8, 2019
. “If big companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon are prevented from acquiring startups, that actually reduces competition,” Sirinivasan writes. If big companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are prevented from acquiring startups, that actually reduces competition. Srinivasan (@balajis) March 8, 2019.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. I admit that my writing style back then was a bit more carefree, provocative and opinionated. It was a way to make it hard for your competition to compete. The last seven years has softened me and I yearn for more inner peace, less angst, less outrage.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 30, 2019
In addition, the discipline of producing it, like writing a business plan, will help you immensely in understanding the key elements that drive you and your business. I often hear the excuse that writing a book takes precious time away from building and running your business, which you cannot afford.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
seed and they are writing $1.25m of it you can expect them to require a board seat) The competitive landscape (If you have several sources of capital you can likely politely decline the board request or can grant them a seat but ask for it to be “common appointed” and those revokable if you need in the future).
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly. This statement leaves no confusion in the minds of investors, or customers, of what the company does and how it is different (and better) than the competition. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01-22-2019.
Tech.Co
MAY 26, 2020
Jeff Bezos didn't get to be the world's richest man by writing a lot of checks, and one recent way to keep Amazon's profits healthy has been to cut its affiliate commissions scheme. Better still, it partners with indie bookstores to do so, taking those who click to a digital storefront of a local bookshop. commission).
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