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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. They are likely taking losses on their first project with the entrepreneur so they select carefully.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. They are likely taking losses on their first project with the entrepreneur so they select carefully.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. I like to repeat the mantra, “necessity is the mother of all invention,&# meaning that because investors have this expectation you find entrepreneurs that focus on nearer term monetization.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 12, 2010
This is probably because many founders are product or technology people. The mistake many startup people make is they hire a “sales person&# to go out and talk with customers so they can do what they’re good at which is building product or “running the company.&# Sales people are a different breed, you say.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 14, 2016
We also wanted access to development resources, and we have our product team here, the engineers and designers, all based in Santa Monica. However, our approach is a whole new product category, part of the marketing cloud. Of course, we have competitors. It's stupid to say you don't have competitors.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 15, 2010
Pretty much anything that goes into a business plan falls into one of these four categories: Opportunity : Every successful business exploits an opportunity. A lot of first-time entrepreneurs think that a brilliant solution is the most important ingredient in building a successful business, but it's only one of many important elements.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving.
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