10-mistakes 
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 1, 2013
Work closely with a trusted financial partner and dig deep into your books to avoid these cashflow mistakes: Not using a GAAP accounting system. Customers are notorious for stretching pay periods which means that the money you were including in your calculations may not exist. And a serious cashflow problem leads to a failed business….
InfoChachkie
MAY 16, 2011
“Learn from the mistakes of others. During those same 25-years, I also made innumerable mistakes. Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. 10) Grant An Investor Anti-dilution Protection. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”.
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Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. This article will cover two things; First, the top mistakes small business owners make that end with inquiries leading you to the exit door before making a sale. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. You own the IP you create.
InfoChachkie
APRIL 21, 2011
I = Technical Customer Calls. For instance, in the above chart, sitting in on “Technical Customer Calls,” was highly rated by the Founder, but deemed by the Core Team to be a duty that the CTO could effectively delegate. Below are a few mistakes I will not replicate when I conduct this process for a future portfolio company.
Jason Nazar
JULY 1, 2016
Add in public company demands, lawsuit targets, & millions of customers to continually satisfy, and you have to have great respect for those doing it well. A smaller set of stakeholders should be empowered to make bolder decisions held accountable by customers instead of surveys. Many times this is a great use of capital resources.
Jason Nazar
JUNE 2, 2016
Nobody Else Will Figure it Out for You – Nobody else will get your customers, or figure out the toughest business challenges for you. In 2007 when we were about to launch Docstoc I attempted to outsource our PR and social marketing to no avail. But instead of punishing inevitable mistakes, turn them into lessons.
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