Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 25, 2013
We all get a lot of email. For important emails we hope for replies or action. If you do the math on the number of inbound emails you get multiplied by the time it would take to read them all and respond to those that expect a reply you would be astounded. Many people ramble in emails. And we send off scores of them, too.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2018
The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. People who believe the former believe that you should see the market demand before too many people know you’re “in market.” Sometimes?—?best
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 29, 2016
On the positive side, friends and family probably won’t be as demanding on your financial projections as a professional investor, and they likely will be satisfied with an initial offer of a convertible note (loan with option to convert to equity later), so you don’t have to give away the store before you get started.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
Check out a sample demo of their Google Glass product, due to arrive in 2014 (well, it was due to arrive then). People+ , developed by 3-person startup (Pro Populi, Inc.) pulls assumably free and public data from the CrunchBase database to provide a mobile accessible directory of contacts and company info.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
There is a lot of pent-up demand. I attended the Facebook Fund Demo day about a month ago in Palo Alto and it blew me away the pace of innovation and the focus on monetization that came out of this group. million even before the demo day to help you integrate your social network with dating ambitions. Seems an obvious fit.
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. What: A Startup Demo event. The Sponsors. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Want to Sponsor? to 11:00 p.m. Price: FREE.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 28, 2010
It seems the focus on “virtual&# goods has been both the demo of the consumer as well as the fact that by definition virtual goods have almost no marginal costs to the seller so giving a huge slice to the carrier (and Zong) isn’t a problem since actual costs are ~ $0. Read more: Index Ventures and TechCrunch.
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