Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2015

Most investors admit that they invest primarily in people, not ideas, and they inherently believe that they can sense this leadership ability needed to get the rapid growth and 10x return we all strive for. Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Here’s overall what you need to know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2017

Most investors admit that they invest primarily in people, not ideas, and they inherently believe that they can sense this leadership ability needed to get the rapid growth and 10x return we all strive for. Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2013

Most investors admit that they invest primarily in people, not ideas, and they inherently believe that they can sense this leadership ability needed to get the rapid growth and 10x return we all strive for. Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves.

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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. Not an investment philosophy “ I understand the sentiment of this post and it’s how I view AngelList (like email), but I feel like it loses a nuance about AngelList.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in. think his strategy is essentially the Ron Conway strategy , and at his rate ("34-ish investments" in 1-2yr?)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. Use something like, “I noticed you invested in a couple of companies in the x,y,z space. Let them guide you. Be ready to map your presentation to their preferred method. It’s why I wrote that the best meetings are debates and not pitches. It’s subtle.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Each company is investing untold billions of dollars in developing AI technologies, betting on a future defined by computer systems that can perceive, reason, advise, and decide. He does see the opportunity for some broadly applicable frameworks though. The partnership is not set up as a lobbying organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it. My framework gives me a deeper understanding of the sector.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

While there is no right or wrong answer, having seen the extremes I’d like to offer you a framework for considering the right answer for yourselves. So why else would they invest if not as an option to re-up in the next round? These are all dumb reason to invest – of course. I love that. And it’s kind of true.

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