Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. I attended events.

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Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2016

Radicle, a new accelerator fund focused on agricultural ventures, is launching today with plans to seed and nurture the next generation of agtech companies addressing global farming problems. Before making an investment, Radicle says it screens technologies and can quickly vet and validate technologies through its farm connections.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. an investment in your company. In any event this is a “screening meeting” or as I’ve called on my graphics an “introduction” to the firm.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Since then, the San Diego company has built a thriving business as a contract research organization (CRO) that tests experimental drug compounds on bio-printed liver tissue. As Murphy put it recently, “We don’t think of ourselves as a bio-printing company any more. Now Organovo is expanding its capabilities.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Yesterday I wrote a blog post about what the role of a board actually is. In short the board is there to represent the interest of all shareholders (big & small) of the company and all other stakeholders (debt, creditors, employees, etc.). Of course it’s not required and many don’t do it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The partner you saw is probably sitting on 5-6 boards which means he or she will be busy helping existing portfolio companies. They have probably seen 4-5 new companies this week minimum. Plus, now they need to Tweet, use Facebook, attend conferences and keep a blog! You’re just trying to stay on the radar screen.

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Xconomy

JUNE 17, 2016

Data from a hematology conference stoked dreams of approval, though still on a far horizon, for a couple drug makers. Convicted in 2003 of several felony charges related to insider trading, he is barred from serving as an officer or director of a public company. You think a Game 7 in the NBA Finals is going to be epic?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

Fred Wilson wrote a Tweetstorm and then did a blog post on the topic. I never asked Marc why he stopped blogging but I presume it is some combo of having started a venture capital firm (which you might guess takes a bit of time) and also allowing some air time for his then-less-well-known compadre. To get on his radar screen.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? But if you do and if you sit on the sidelines waiting for the day when the circumstances are right for you to start a company you never will. years in LA (early 90’s) many of my friends left to start companies in Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

The New York Times recently ran an article titled, “ Tech Companies Leave Phone Calls Behind.” The premise of the article is that in an increasingly online world ruled by techies who don’t want to talk on the phone, the era of being able to call the company in which you do business is winding down. Let me explain: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. These are all creative processes.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I wanted to also post the series here to have it as a resource on my blog for future entrepreneurs who stop by. I’ve watched people who went to the top schools, got the best grades and worked for all the right companies flame out. When I launched my second company I was new to Silicon Valley. An example.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► October (1) New Video! . I'm 30, now will you take me seriously? Ill break it down into sections: 1.

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