Email Entrepreneur Metrics Writing 
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I tend to see many of the same obstacles appearing in every new startup, and since I don’t want to appear to be a downer , I’m not sure how to properly warn people ahead of time to be on the alert for these challenges. Too many entrepreneurs think that expert external advisors are suspect, or will slow them down.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
In a funding round with 1 or 2 VCs and 15-20 angels or 4-6 seed funds if you gave every investor you financial information and performance metrics your proprietary information would increase in its probability of leaking out. We are doing what we do – writing larger checks and playing an active role at the company. You betcha.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2018
If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced. Most entrepreneurs (and VCs raising from LPs) think this means progress. Entrepreneur : “Sure. Some people find this elitist?—?I
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
The day after we shut down the site, we got an email from this company, saying they had a big opportunity they'd like to talk to us about. Joey Flores: For starters, we're smart enough not to believe anything until it is in writing. How did you know they were serious? We had a lot of reasons we had to do a lot of things.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 9, 2012
You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 3, 2011
You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.
Steve Reich
AUGUST 15, 2015
” Everyone has a vision that one or two “Super Angels” will write million dollar checks and all will be well. Take the time to shoot them a “what’s up” email monthly, and serious financial reports quarterly. Send that email. . ” Well said, Mark. It’s good work if you can get it!
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