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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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What price? I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). There is one source that was always problematic for me – intros from investment bankers. This is no criticism of the investment banking industry (although I’m sure some will read it this way) for which there are very useful purposes.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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What price? I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. This is no criticism of the investment banking industry (although I’m sure some will read it this way) for which there are very useful purposes.

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The Perils of Founder Fighting

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I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. Yet talk with people at Twitter these days and many seem to feel like they are part of a movement – and that doesn’t just come due to product success. Those are the easy cases.

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8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. They expect reviews and testimonials from other clients. Set pricing to assure both revenue and profit.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI

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Most of them are completely mundane such as choosing which: bank, office space, 1-year lease vs. 2-year lease, logo, URL, pricing structure or which VC. The technology team disagrees on direction and wants resolutions. Yes, I know it’s my job as the CEO to be the coach for people and that’s fine.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Last year I lost a deal in a company that I wanted to invest in and that I thought I should have won. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. The one you were counting on.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Last year I lost a deal in a company that I wanted to invest in and that I thought I should have won. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. The one you were counting on.