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OCTOBER 26, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. It’s why in this article I advise that people “market today not futures” because you don’t want your playbook in the hands of the competition.

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JULY 19, 2015

I felt this myself as we went from a few founders huddled into a tiny room to the front page of the Financial Times, an influx of VC interest, magazine covers, invitations to high-profile events and the pressures of trying to live up to this perception and the economic opportunities everybody expected.

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Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

Many times this is a great use of capital resources. I’m all for having a healthy respect for competition, but large company employees are often childishly obsessed about what their counterparts are doing. Entrepreneurs blindly forge ahead, often not knowing enough about the competition.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. Despite the relative dominance of product-oriented innovations, they seldom create sustainable competitive advantages. We Don't Need No Stinkin' Degrees. "As " [Tweet this quote].

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

He saw that the industry was being disrupted globally, and actually started with the idea of building a new company that could be scalable, and flexible, and offer delivery of that content at competitive pricing. We bought our first company in 2017 to create this, and we rolled up a few companies to bring this vision to life.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We seed funded a company a few years ago called Parachute Home that has grown 180% CAGR (compounded annually) and is now doing tens of millions of revenue with very little capital raised. I will use some examples from Parachute and some other portfolio companies to give you examples from our experiences of watching successful brands grow.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” million dollars from some of the biggest funds (First Round Capital, NEA and GRP), is precisely because they solved such a huge problem. Though competitors have sprung up, Tanz welcomes the competition to help define the market.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Richard dropped out of school at the age of 16 to begin publishing a magazine targeted to young people, called Student. Virgin executives describe the company as a “branded venture capital company.” Similar to Tony Hsieh’s parents, Richard’s mom reinforced a self-sufficiency in her son that has been critical to his success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

In that context, I came across an old study of 27 startups featured in Inc’s annual “Anatomies of a Start-up,” done for “The Journal of Business Venturing,” and published by George Gendron in Inc Magazine. Do your homework on minimal capital requirements. The points all still ring true today. Offer customized products or services.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Kim Gamez, CEO and co-founder of the Ann Arbor, MI-based startup Mi Padrino , is a self-described “all-American Gringa ” who grew up in farm country. She fell in love with Hispanic culture as she got to know her husband Hugo, a native of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. One of her favorite traditions was that of the padrino , or patron.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Pinguino Kolb – Owner of Spelunk.in , an online crypto currency magazine. Moderated by 500 Startups founder Dave McClure (who openly admits to knowing nothing about Bitcoin), our panel consisted of a mix of venture capitalists, angel, and accelerator investors: Joyce Kim – VC at Freestyle Capital. Bitcoin’s PR War.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. She can anticipate reactions to price increases or product changes by customers and she can sustain competitive challenges because she knows the customer will stick by her. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Team Building.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. When you account for competition for talent, the difficulty of retention, the cost of living and the difficulty of rising above the noise – there are many advantages of staying put.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. We were based in London.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Pedro Galván, Software Guru magazine. The PepsiCo10 program in 2010 saw the company team up with Mashable and Highland Capital Partners to. Collaboration Over Competition: Competitors as Business Partners. Entrepreneurism / Monetization competition, ecommerce, small business. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2013

In that context, I came across an old study of 27 startups featured in Inc’s annual “Anatomies of a Start-up,” done for “The Journal of Business Venturing,” and published by George Gendron in Inc Magazine. Do your homework on minimal capital requirements. The points all still ring true today. Offer customized products or services.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. There is no competition. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Final Thought. Example: Netflix).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2012

In that context, I recently came across an old study of 27 startups featured in Inc’s annual “Anatomies of a Start-up,” done for “The Journal of Business Venturing,” and published by George Gendron in Inc Magazine. Do your homework on minimal capital requirements. Your initial business identity can make or break your startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2015

But he didn’t have access to venture capital money, online marketing dollars, social media – this was the late 60’s / early 70’s. When you clicked it the app showed you how much Ubers would cost if De blasio’s car limitations came into effect and reduced competition.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

In that context, I recently came across an old study of 27 startups featured in Inc’s annual “Anatomies of a Start-up,” done for “The Journal of Business Venturing,” and published by George Gendron in Inc Magazine. Do your homework on minimal capital requirements. Your initial business identity can make or break your startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s an important film and the most important topic of our generation if we as a country want to remain competitive in a world that has globalized. school system, Michelle Rhee who was profiled in Time Magazine. It is a country that by foundation believes in capitalism as the best model of producing an equal society.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

(there’s a great story from Jonah in the video but you have to watch to hear it :)) But it’s undeniable that it has become a digital media powerhouse having raised around $500 million in capital with a valuation reported at $1.7 billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million).

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