Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Outsourcing your core competency does not work.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

It’s what signals to existing investors how quickly their teams need to be fund raising and the level of risk the company is facing and also it signals to potentially new investors both how quickly you need to raise (ie you have less leverage if you’re in a rush) as well as how much cash you’ll need if they fund you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

He could not be persuaded to commit the funds required for localization. Our own subsidiary, of a major technology company, started to repair and service competitive products in order to maintain our own technical staff and service capabilities. Thus, we did not translate the product and sales remained at an insignificant level.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I would argue that this mostly consists of consumer Internet companies (although not exclusively) and it is predominantly early-stage people who are product gurus and have a mildly technical bend to them. I funded them 8 weeks later. Talk about the existing solutions, the market opportunity and the competition. Mobile app?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A reminder that it is important for all entrepreneurs is to remember to be careful about “deal drift.” Morgan Stanley then funded one of our competitors. Don’t over shop – If the deal you’re involved with involves raising venture capital or selling your company you naturally want some competition. Goldman said NFW.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Venture Capital Funding 7. Prior to raising $16M+ in funding from top-tier venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital, Globespan Capital and Evercore Ventures, StrongMail was self-funded and cash-flow positive. I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. Relaxing 2. Incubation 3.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

In fact, we probably had hundreds of competitors including seven that were either very well funded with significant venture capital or publicly held (e.g. We didn’t hire resumes and experience, we hired smart, good people who wanted to be entrepreneurs. DoubleClick, 24/7 Media, AdForce, Engage, Flycast).

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JULY 5, 2010

The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. If they’re not I won’t fund. I’ve heard the line a million times, “one of us will move after we’re funded.&# I know, I know.

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