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How Surfing Made Me A Better Investor

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Biggest Sets – No matter how flat the water may currently be, there is always another wave brewing further off the coast. Unfortunately, investors and surfers can be lemmings, which results in good breaks getting over surfed and market sectors attracting too much capital. • LinkedIn • Facebook • Twitter.

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When Should Technical Founders Become CEO?

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In many ways that might be one way to interpret even Facebook where Sheryl stepped in as COO but by all accounts ran much of Facebook for a few years (other than product). It now seems that Mark is more firmly in control. I like technical founders so this wasn’t an issue. Shaping an industry.

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So What is The Right Level of Burn Rate for a Startup These Days?

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This has led VC & entrepreneur bloggers alike to similar conclusions: start raising capital early and be careful about having too high of a burn rate because that lessens the amount of runway you have until you need more cash. But the hardest question to actually answer is, “What is the right burn rate for your company?

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

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However, they seldom acknowledge their mistakes. What’s The Worst Mistake? Mistakes can be categorized as “false positives” or “false negatives.” Seems to be the biggest competitor. Without insights into the Northern California startup ecosystem, our thesis was, "Why are these guys seeking capital in SoCal?

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Interview with Dave Fink and Jonathan Neddenriep, Postie

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The entire market was over-dependent on a single failpoint, which was Facebook. Companies are looking at diminishing returns, and were finding it more challenging to scale on Facebook. It took 90 days of preparation, it was mistake-laden because everything was getting done off Excel spreadsheets.

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Startup Lessons From The Beatles’ Relationship With Their Manager

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If the investors repeatedly disagree with management, they should either disavow themselves from the startup (which is typically difficult for a venture capital firm to do) or make appropriate replacements to the management team. The Beatles’ Biggest Day… So Far. • LinkedIn • Facebook • Twitter.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. ” But focusing on too many is a mistake. So why would raising venture capital be any different.

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