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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. Of course our execution against the strategy has had to change but the strategy has remained constant.
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JUNE 27, 2021
Shots on Goal Being great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together: You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading and where value in the future will be created and sustained You need be perfect with your market timing. On Funding?—?Shots Hint: don’t do only 2–3 deals!!
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APRIL 21, 2020
There are large sums of money to be invested and if investors can get comfortable with “downside protections” they’ll still write checks. Of course I believe the market has slowed down massively. I spoke about that more in this deck that I wrote for the SaaStr conference in early March 2020.
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020). Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters.
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APRIL 1, 2020
Of course that doesn’t change the outcome, but it’s the humane thing to say. If your company can help with job search, or resume writing or providing references or calling other companies to tell them you did redundancies?—?you It should be something more like, “Sadly we have made a decision that your job is being made redundant.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Of course, there are no guarantees, but I still see otherwise smart entrepreneurs taking shortcuts in their hiring, or jumping into business relationships based on emotion or low cost. Keep control by writing every check personally, and manage receivable and payables tightly. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/22/2020.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 10, 2021
Peloton lifted my mental spirits in 2019/2020 through what were two emotionally draining years in the world (fires, protests, politics, he who shall not be named, etc). It’s a form of accountability but of course it’s all just in your own mind. Ally Love and riding became my happy place. It was inspiring. You got this!
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