with-greathouse-comes-great-responsibility 
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Reviewing financial & operational performance. In the Early Days. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. Mentorship.
InfoChachkie
DECEMBER 2, 2009
As noted in Pour and Stir Part I , the key to the successful execution of this strategy is managing the following equation: The cost to acquire a customer < lifetime value of a customer. Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. This is equivalent to being handed a free customer for every ten customers you acquire.
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InfoChachkie
APRIL 14, 2014
It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". Our fantastically inefficient Federal Government could learn a great deal from the folks at ABC. We want to make a catalytic investment in a high potential organization that will help them to achieve great things.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 25, 2009
Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face.
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