Entrepreneur Framework Funding Guide 
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
It needs to be funded to be successful. In the case of the entrepreneur that was the genesis of this post, he had done a lot on paper. It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. What do you do if you don't know the size?
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
It needs to be funded to be successful. In the case of the entrepreneur that was the genesis of this post, he had done a lot on paper. It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. What do you do if you don't know the size?
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2016
It’s very easy in venture capital when you’ve seen thousands of companies have read thousands of decks and spreadsheets and been to numerous conferences and exchanged ideas with other investors and entrepreneurs to feel like “you know better” and that’s precisely what we try to encourage Team Upfront not to feel or how not to behave.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 7, 2012
This is a good thing for entrepreneurs and investors, who can win big, but it’s not a given. The good news is that most entrepreneurs and startups have more inspiration than almost anything else, and it sometimes leads to success despite their lack of resources and business skills.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
I hope I straddled people’s points of view well enough not to have offended anybody while adding a framework for how I think about the service. Babak Nivi is one of the most understated, helpful & important people on the entrepreneur / startup scene in NorCal. But it +is+ an anti-entrepreneur stance.&#
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
Let’s set up a framework. We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 29, 2017
Many venture firms go even further, by insisting on investing their own key players in an interesting startup, before they commit any funds. Build a culture guided by principles, not rules. Like most investors in startups, I rank the credentials of the team well above the value of an idea in deciding where to put my money.
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