Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I thought I’d try to offer a framework for thinking about the topic. This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. So here’s my framework. Are you in the “lean&# phase? So if you can take 27% dilution for $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

They often are very good at getting information out of people, helping create a framework for making decisions and pushing for support amongst the organization from those that back the decision and those that do not. She’s protecting them from the most intellectually demanding activities. Leaders are intelligent, for sure. ON SUCCESS.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

I believe that market conditions drive innovation as much as great entrepreneurs do. I broke down the types of CC companies into 5 main buckets today to give a framework to think about your startup if you’re entering this space: 1. Student debt alone in the US is now $1 trillion, which $100 billion being added / year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

The best entrepreneurs, and the best executives in mature businesses, have learned how to foster both high efficiency and high creativity, in a balance that keeps their business ahead of the pack on both sides of the equation. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

My goal is to lay out a basic framework for anybody unsure whom to listen to as a way of helping you think about a way to orient your own views. But I also believe that the backlash that will happen against ICO fraud will likely burn some people to future participation until and unless there are some frameworks for oversight of the market.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

While there is no right or wrong answer, having seen the extremes I’d like to offer you a framework for considering the right answer for yourselves. And I always encourage entrepreneurs to do reference checking. They aren’t people who are going to demand minimum ownership %’s. I love that. The Perils of Many.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It's quite a different framework from an Airbnb or HomeAway. So do you this a lot of this is driven by a generation shifting to more of an on-demand, Uber-style lifestyle? It gives our hosts an opportunity to not live by a calendar. How did the idea come about for Overnight? Asher Hunt: It's a number of shifts.

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