Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I divided success into the phases of venture capital and 18 months into writing my first check here was my view (details on each in the link above). Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. The monkey on my back.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. We are judging how well you are coached on stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

I mostly talk about startups, technology & venture capital. It’s amazing what mental coaching can do for a workout. “A And sometimes I need the focus on my form of “Coach Matt.” With no platform to really help me with “food coaching” I had to be this coach for myself. Free your mind. Free your body.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

San Francisco-based performance management startup 15Five , whose mission is to torpedo annual performance reviews for workers and replace them with supportive weekly coaching by managers, announced today it raised $8 million in a Series A funding round.

Coach 54

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Utilize business content curators and coaches. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs. Business financial aid alternatives.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

So part of playing an effective coach is helping the team to see the answer for themselves. My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. You can’t time VC investing markets. This is classic Fred.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

But VC is like congress. “I don’t know the exact math, but I hear it again and again: the top 2% of firms generate 98% of the returns in venture capital.” As you can see from the chart their data suggests there are about $25 billion of VC distributions per year in the US. Their data looks at tech VCs.

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Xconomy

APRIL 17, 2017

Since then, TakeLessons has raised a total of $20 million in venture capital, and expanded into new markets and services. The company’s last VC round in early 2014 raised $7 million. Now TakeLessons has completed another acquisition, buying Chromatik, a Santa Monica, CA-based provider of digital sheet music.

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Venture Capital San Diego Santa Monica Coach 59

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Your goal should be to turn your VCs into extended members of your team to get real value from them. Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. Ask your VC to send a critical email to a contact.

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Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s why I believe executive coaches are so important for startups who have the financial resources to afford them. Anybody who follows this blog knows that my mom was the most influential person on my entrepreneurial career. And, yes, it is politics at its purest.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. These speakers help coach CEO’s on important executive decisions.

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Capital Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 284

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. They are venture bankers not investment bankers.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Utilize business content curators and coaches. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs. Business financial aid alternatives.

Entrepreneur 112

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 112

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. In the Early Days. How to build a great forecast.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2013

I made many classic first-time mistakes which serves both as my warning signal of which teams to avoid funding (if I perceive they will make critical mistakes often led by hubris) and also as my source for coaching others. It’s why I believe startup coaches are so important and I wish I know more great ones. There is less ego.

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Startup Press Course Entrepreneur 412

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Utilize business content curators and coaches. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs. Business financial aid alternatives.

Startup 51

Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 51

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I can be found on LinkedIn , have a blog Holocognics and my firm’s website is www.SolutionsLLP.com. Sometimes we draft business plans and coach the entrepreneurs on their pitch, and sometimes we even help develop a business model. A few years ago “venture capital” was a revenue model. I really like the focus of your blog.

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Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. On Losing in VC. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not a sore loser. I’m talking about the hard fought battle.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. On Losing in VC. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not a sore loser. I’m talking about the hard fought battle.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Utilize business content curators and coaches. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs. Business financial aid alternatives.

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 58

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

ThereNow has build a platform (physical camera + software platform) to help remote coaches help improve teachers. The classroom activities are recorded and the video is appended with comments from a remote coach. Finally, it was a real pleasure to meet Manu Kumar of K9 Ventures. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry.

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Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Xconomy

MAY 1, 2019

The finalists in the Digital Trailblazer category of the Xconomy Awards San Diego highlight the wide variety of healthtech ideas emanating from local startups and big companies alike, ranging from virtual coaches for physical therapy patients, to experimental software designed to address Alzheimer’s symptoms.

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San Diego Coach Design Ideas 89

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Seth Levine of Foundry Group addresses this important topic this morning on his blog with a post, “ Has Convertible Debt Won ?&# But as an angel you’re usually not only taking risks but also helping the company succeed (through introductions, social proof, coaching, recruiting). “Convertible notes have won.

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Equity Pricing Venture Capital Entrepreneur 319

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

in venture capital and publicly launched in May 2011. He blogs at startup-marketing.com. In addition, he currently consults extensively with startup companies on matters related to strategy, financing, operations, and executive coaching. Based in Newport Beach, CatchFree has raised $5.5m Dr. Richard Sudeck.

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Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

Xconomy

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The telematic technology is intended to help fleet managers reduce risk by coaching operators to be safer drivers. SmartDrive, founded in 2004, specializes in dashboard video cameras and related analytic technology to identify dangerous driving behavior.

Technology 49

Technology Capital Coach Conference 49

Xconomy

AUGUST 23, 2016

Participants will also be paired with coaches and will network for board seats after the course is over. The situation is exacerbated in small private companies because traditional venture firms, whose partners sit on the boards of their portfolio companies, are male-dominated.

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Training Class Organization Course 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. Venture Capital.

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2013

Last year I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. My friend Seth Levine covered this well in his blog post on “ Handling Rejection ” which you should also read. Seth is one of the most decent human beings in the venture industry so the rant was off base. And it’s everywhere.

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Startup Press Blogging Entrepreneur 371

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

VC’s Want to Help! To understand what most VC’s want between board meetings I think it’s useful to start with a quote from Mark Solon ’s blog for which I’m in complete agreement (along with agreeing with his entire post, which was brave, honest and accurate ). Most VC’s want to help.

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Startup Venture Capital Software Review Email 301

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Sand Hill Road has so many venture capital firms and they are so large, and they have been around for so long and they are very closely coupled and tied with Stanford [University]. And what happened in L.A. is--were not Sand Hill Road, right? Nowhere in the world is Sand Hill Road. Let me point out what I believe that means.

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Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

As a VC I’m acutely that a “yes&# decision to support an entrepreneur can do just that, yet I only write 2-4 of them per year and maybe another 3-4 as an angel. You can also spend time with a newer startup helping them navigate the world of product management, venture capital or team building.

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Startup Help Blogging Entrepreneur 352