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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Car Door Slam Or Spare Tire? Should Startups Build For Buyers Or Users?

InfoChachkie

In the early 2000’s, SaaS was a nascent concept and most companies were reticent to rent software. In addition to not understanding the pricing model, most of the techies who controlled the purchasing decision believed that software that resided outside of their firewalls was not secure. Car Door Slam Features. Share and Enjoy.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. More red tape.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Udemy is an online education platform similar to EduFire and others.

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Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop - Initial Business Models Can Be Enticing But Limiting In The Long Run

InfoChachkie

Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. In the spirit of Conventional Wisdom Isn’t , the founders of Campus Explorer did not, “flow with the go” when they founded their higher-education website. In the short-term, such opportunities are enticing.

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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

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Keeping a blog has been great because so many entrepreneurs have written me with questions about their companies and I’ve gotten to know many of you personally through the process. Many years ago I worked at Andersen Consulting, originally developing software for large corporations and then as a strategy consultant.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." Innovation – and its sister topic, STEM education, is a topic that easily falls through the cracks. government.