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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
I use George Bush vs. Al Gore as allegory and I’ve been using it with entrepreneurs for years to sink in a simple point about how to communicate with the market. But the narrative in the press about Al Gore was that he was a smarmy know-it-all. Bush had the opposite narrative in the press. And I think this is a mistake.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2011
I made every textbook mistake at my first startup, which is why I believe I was much more effective at my second one. If I can help you avoid some of my first-time mistakes it would be a victory. &# It’s mostly unintentional but tacit knowledge about ideas spreads quickly amongst the chattering elite.
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 26, 2013
Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 3, 2013
Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. I''m not talking about one or two people responding, we get 10, 15, 20 responses for a particular problem. crawl(ing) up.".
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2018
In terms of stack ranking I recommend you force yourself to have no more than 8–10 “A’s,” 8–10 “B’s” and the balance 20–24 should be “C’s.” Then begin your process in earnest with up to 8–10 firms. Why 8–10 and not just 3–4? Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC).
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2017
Very, very few founders have an easy time despite what you read in the press. Start Early The single biggest mistake founders make is waiting until they have too little cash in the bank before fund raising. But if you work your entrepreneur network, talk with lawyers who do a ton of startup deals, ask existing investors, etc.
Jason Nazar
JULY 1, 2016
Entrepreneurs often lament big companies, but most of us hope we’ll create just that. There’s a lot more the big folks can learn from the millions of entrepreneurs hustling each day, building something amazing from scratch. Decisions that take entrepreneurs an hour, often take months at large companies.
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