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MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. He did it yesterday, “Mark, I’m going to write a blog post following on from your VC’s aren’t dumb. He is very pleasant when he calls and writes. ” His argument is as follows. Rob does it.

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JUNE 13, 2011

Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class. All of that is taught at UCLA by the more senior students and professors, a mix which provides an incredible education. When did you create the business?

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

I write this post as a warning to pick your VC’s carefully. There are people like Gus Tai who any entrepreneur who’s worked with him well tell you is that he has helped coach them into building a great business. Beware of VC Seagulls, who shit on you and then fly away (or worse yet leave you with Red Herrings).

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