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MARCH 27, 2011
But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have. By definition, you read blogs.
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MARCH 6, 2010
My job doesn’t involve the daily grind of customer complaints, product outages, business partner / channel problems, hiring / firing, etc. You get on a plane at a moment’s notice because a senior customer agreed to meet you. I’ll write about that in a couple of weeks. Maybe 10-15%.
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JANUARY 5, 2010
But when I’m looking to write my check I need to look in the eyes of the captain — the maestro who brings the whole orchestra together. I run the recruiting process for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I want our associate to have empathy for the customers we serve — our portfolio companies. What about VC’s and Risk?
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JUNE 21, 2014
You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. Writing a book will be fun. Neither is very strategic nor in the best interest of either set of customers that VCs have (portfolio companies & LPs). You hire people who look good on paper. After 6 months – you know.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a piece from GRP Partners' Mark Suster , who--after watching and judging pitches at last week's Twiistup event--gives some hints and tips about how not to suck at presentations. So I thought I'd write a piece on how to not suck when you give a presentation.
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MAY 5, 2011
He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. A key deal not only helps you raise venture capital but it can help attract employees, garner press attention, help with product focus & importantly drive customer adoption and/or revenue.
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FEBRUARY 15, 2011
That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check. If you hit a groove on funding and customer growth it does become a challenge to ramp quickly. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). In our regions? Fuggetaboutit – show me the money !
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