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.
Both Sides of the Table
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.
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Both Sides of the Table
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%.
Both Sides of the Table
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?
InfoChachkie
JULY 14, 2011
Messenger : Rob Duva , Co-Founder, COO RingRevenue, prior Director of Customer Acquisition, CallWave. 9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams. At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition. It won’t be easy.”.
Both Sides of the Table
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.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. customers who paid for services often get burned. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. I said that I felt that Micro-VCs were the most important change in our industry. I believe that. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs.
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