SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

500 Hats , January 10, 2010 Developing new startup ideas - Chris Dixon , March 14, 2010 Batch Processing Millions and Millions of Images - Code as Craft , July 9, 2010 jQuery Plugin: Give Your Characters a NobleCount - The Product Guy , March 23, 2010 How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2010

An entrepreneur recently sent me an @ reply message on Twitter asking for some help with a decision coming up in his business. I get these frequently via Twitter, Facebook or email. I provided my email address and he sent me a 688 word email (e.g. I felt I had committed so I read and responded to the email.

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Help Email Mentor Blogging 332

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Generally speaking in venture capital financings the legal documents will specify that only “major investors” (a threshold set in the agreement – which can be $500,000 investor or more). Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? There is a reason for this. Is this investor on AngelList?

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Venture Capital Seed Funding Email Blogging 352

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 17, 2024

More than ever, the banks and lenders today require personal guarantees from entrepreneurs, and even from CEO’s of funded businesses. Starting and running a small or growing business can be a challenge to the most confident and optimistic entrepreneur. All entrepreneurs assume risk when starting and growing a business.

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Entrepreneur Conference Email Design 156

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Now, I’m pretty on the record that being an entrepreneur is about being great at The Do. Do you find yourself too much in email mode? I regularly shut down my email so that I don’t get pop-up alerts when I’m working. I get sucked up in “Do” mode. Startups Are for Doers. I close my Twitter tab.

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Venture Capital Conference Ideas Entrepreneur 400

Berkonomics

MARCH 25, 2012

There are many ways to project the value of a company for purposes of pricing an investment, but all rely upon the revenue and profit projections of the entrepreneur as a starting point. Email readers, continue here.]

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Invest Startup Email Competition 321

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Entrepreneurs tend to remain in the business niche they know best. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Further, there is no expiration date on these poisoned documents. Are you one of those? Digital or analog!

Design 156

Design Writing News Email 156

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2020

Being very visible in the startup community, I still get an amazing number of badly written emails, rambling executive summaries, and business plans with one paragraph per chapter. Always include the key document elements of an opening, main body, and a conclusion. Key points should be highlighted and positive.

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Writing Entrepreneur Summary Email 125

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2012

John Payne is a experienced entrepreneur, who has run two, public Internet companies -- Stamps.com and Day Software -- in addition to helping to run a number of startups. How are you acquiring customers, and why wouldn't they just have someone send them their bill by email? Email lis oppose of what our system is.

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Zumbox Email Startup Services 170

Berkonomics

JANUARY 30, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] If you’re seeking investment from anyone other than friends and family, you’re probably going to have to navigate through the exercise of careful planning, documentation and execution. And who is right here? Investors are a fickle bunch in general.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Metrics Ideas 189

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

CapLinked , the online, cloud-based service which helps startups and others manage their fundraising, has added a new sharing feature which makes it easier for users to share their information via email, Skype, and AngelList.

Software Review 153

Software Review Email Organization Startup 153

Berkonomics

MAY 31, 2011

If you have been in management or an entrepreneur long enough, you will have experienced the gray area of decision-making where ethics, the law, your needs and expediency all collide. friend who teaches a graduate course in entrepreneurism at a local university. Email readers, continue here.] I have a Ph.D. Or is it? .

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Course Entrepreneur Customer Custom 240

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Being very visible in the startup community, I still get an amazing number of badly written emails, rambling executive summaries, and business plans with one paragraph per chapter. Always include the key document elements of an opening, main body, and a conclusion. Key points should be highlighted and positive.

Writing 109

Writing Entrepreneur Summary Email 109

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2014

This is a classic mistake many entrepreneurs make so I’d like to offer some constructive advice on how the savvy hand would be played. Documenting and Ratifying Important Decisions Afterward. I would have the legal board minutes sent out within a week of the board meeting and ask for unanimous approval via email immediately.

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Startup Summary Email Ideas 325

Berkonomics

JUNE 14, 2018

If you have been in management or an entrepreneur long enough, you will have experienced the gray area of decision-making where ethics, the law, your needs and expediency all collide. friend who teaches a graduate course in entrepreneurism at a local university. we_are_wat we_are_watching_you. Gray area decisions. Knowing the facts.

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Course Entrepreneur Customer Custom 226

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a contribution from Jason Nazar, co-founder and CEO of Santa Monica-based Docstoc , an online site for sharing and finding professional documents. Get Warm Introductions  Typically 1 out of 10 people will email or call you back from a cold outreach. READ MORE>>.

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Develop Development Santa Monica Tips 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2015

If you define your self-worth as an entrepreneur by how busy you are, it’s time to find another lifestyle. For survival, entrepreneurs need to be all about accomplishing results that matter for themselves, their team, and their customers. busy entrepreneur five choices KoryKogon productivity startup' That’s productivity.

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Product Entrepreneur Framework Social Media 111

Berkonomics

APRIL 30, 2020

It is human nature for you and every entrepreneur to fall into a routine of taking care of day to day issues, meetings, communicating with customers and shareholders. Email readers, continue here…] So, how do you regain that enthusiasm for what is best for you and for the company? Much of your job has become routine.

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Email Report Sites Entrepreneur 194

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Because many great entrepreneurs work with lawyers in registering their companies they have their ear to the pavement on the earliest of company formations.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Because email works!

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2013

Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model. Time management.

Ideas 110

Ideas Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review 110

Berkonomics

MARCH 17, 2018

Entrepreneurs blaming their board for failures of a fragile, early stage company. Email readers, continue here…] Recently, insurance companies have added employee practice liability insurance (EPLI) to the package to address specifically the recently-increasing risk of employees suing for redress. Five times. It does me.

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Resource Email Services Entrepreneur 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2013

If you can’t solve problems and enjoy it, you won’t make it as an entrepreneur. By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. If the problem was a business process, get the process update documented and communicated to all.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Training Customer 107

Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Entrepreneurs tend to remain in the business niche they know best. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Further, there is no expiration date on these poisoned documents. Are you one of those? The obvious admonition.

Company 120

Company Companies News Startup 120

Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Entrepreneurs tend to remain in the business niche they know best. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Further, there is no expiration date on these poisoned documents. Are you one of those? The obvious admonition.

Company 120

Company Companies News Startup 120

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Their primary intended reader is a “first-time entrepreneur”, but clearly other stakeholders within the startup universe can also benefit from the book’s hands-on advice. They are both former entrepreneurs and current Partners at Foundry Group , a highly successful, early stage venture firm. The Magicians Tells Their Secrets.

Venture Capital 205

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If you’re seeking investment from anyone other than friends and family, you’re probably going to have to navigate through the exercise of careful planning, documentation and execution. Investors are a fickle bunch. They want to know that their money is not just being thrown at an idea that will become a trial by “fire.”. And the result?

Artificial Inteligence 156

Artificial Inteligence Metrics Ideas Email 156

Berkonomics

JUNE 6, 2013

It is human nature for you and every entrepreneur to fall into a routine of taking care of day to day issues, meetings, communicating with customers and shareholders. Email readers, continue here.] So, how do you regain that enthusiasm for what is best for you and for the company? Much of your job has become routine.

Email 166

Email Report Sites Entrepreneur 166

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

Make sure to send a monthly email to all board members / investors with a link to your spreadsheet saying, “I’ve made a few updates. But we barely get through all our email let alone log into online spreadsheets. They will likely forward your email to their partners. We’re busy. We want to help.

Startup 301

Startup Venture Capital Software Review Email 301

Berkonomics

AUGUST 5, 2021

Investment documents usually call for quarterly reporting by the company to the investors. Usually, one or more of the investors is placed on the board as a requirement of the investment documentation. The entrepreneur often expects that person to keep fellow investors informed. How these investors try to solve the problem.

Invest 156

Invest Study Email Activity 156

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

The San Diego firm is headed by Ethan Senturia , who sat down with us to tell us how Dealstruck is trying to help build small businesses and jobs--and also tells us a bit about what it''s like to come from a family full of very successful, and high profile entrepreneurs, and how that has influenced his experience as an entrepreneur himself.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model. Time management.

Ideas 95

Ideas Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review 95

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

If you can’t solve problems and enjoy it, you won’t make it as an entrepreneur. By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. If the problem was a business process, get the process update documented and communicated to all.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Training Customer 92

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

And if there is a term for that which helps entrepreneurs stay focused on these good and true objectives then I’m all for it. ” Whenever I work with early-stage teams I have discussions about the meat & potatoes of online marketing. But I still believe Sean Ellis was right.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2020

In fact, many angel investors or venture capitalists look for and respect the lessons learned by entrepreneurs that have survived a failed business. The key question is: Why did an entrepreneur fail? A successful entrepreneur who has seen the movie before is even more valued. You will have “seen the movie before”.

Startup 156

Startup Entrepreneur Venture Capital Course 156

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Rather than obsessing about an indirect gauge of customer satisfaction, entrepreneurs should focus on improving their Net Profit Score. A quick “No” is far more valuable to a busy entrepreneur than a nebulous NPS response of “five.”. As noted in Personal Pitch , entrepreneurs must make it easy for others to help them succeed.

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.Net Satisfaction Entrepreneur Customer 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2021

Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning. Early partners or co-founders often drop out of the picture early due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal or email promises you made. If a lawsuit is inevitable, better sooner than later.

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Patents Legalzoom Invest Startup 145