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Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

Startup Professionals Musings

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. This is at least double the time required for most equity investments, and may be a delay you can’t afford in keeping up with the market and your competitors.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 If you invest early and then pull back in the next 3 rounds your multiples on cash invested are much higher than if you keep writing checks. VCs have different views and strategies on this.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

” It was meant both as a call to those writing angel checks into other people’s companies that they ought to think about putting that capital toward themselves either by becoming a startup founder or (and this was my real point) by taking an under-market salary in a company where they can learn the right skills to do it in the future.

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CEO meeting in westside Los Angeles (Santa Monica), March 13th [Updated]

CEO Flow

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Just write me).

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CEO meeting in westside Los Angeles (Santa Monica), March 13th [Updated]

CEO Flow

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Just write me).

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CEO meeting in westside Los Angeles (Santa Monica), March 13th [Updated]

CEO Flow

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Just write me).

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CEO meeting in westside Los Angeles (Santa Monica), March 13th [Updated]

CEO Flow

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a - 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a - 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Just write me). Location: FinaVentures.