Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

And I get flooded with legal docs, end-of-quarter financial administration, recruiting, whatever. and it forced me to spend some serious time thinking about what I really look for when I make investments. Every so often I find myself caught up in a really hectic 3-4 week schedule where it seems like I float endlessly betweens meetings.

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MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

Just look at what happened with Yuri & Ron funding the YC deals. I get company portfolio requests (review board packs, sign legal docs, help with fund raising, review a new candidates resume, help with press release, request for meeting to discuss topics, etc.). I invest, work deals and do operations.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

andi lets you 1) multitask on screen with live panels and transition to and from multiple task sets, 2) browse offline docs and apps in the same multitask environment as online activities, and 3) organizes and manages unlimited panels and queues in a single active session. Xavor invest through our dependable consulting services.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

When convertible debt first started being introduced as a “faster, cheaper way to get startups funded” they didn’t have pricing built into them. What it says in human terms is, “if you raise money after me at a cheaper price than I paid I get a discount on the investment that I’m making now.”

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AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

The National Science Foundation mainly funds professors to do research. This 15-20 year prospecting, as a general rule, requires a long-term investment strategy by the government. In any case, right now (generally) Congress is debating funding for programs authorized in the COMPETES Act. You can affect this process.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

In the video I describe how to best play this meeting and why, without a champion going into the meeting, you’re unlikely to get an investment. If they say yes you get a term sheet and once this is signed it is usually 3-6 weeks until your legal docs get signed and you’re funded. Who should attend the meeting?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Morgan Stanley then funded one of our competitors. Had I delayed my fund raising in 99/00 by even 3-4 weeks I’m convinced I would not have raised any money at all. I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days. I’d send them their email and point out the docs were late.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

One of the companies that just announced $10 million in funding was a company I had never heard of called Huddle. If Skype continues its growth eBay should at least see a return on its investment. I wanted to look at what they actually did so in looking at their website I saw this positioning. I’m spotting another trend.

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