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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head.

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How Startups Can Figure Out Sales: Amos Schwartzfarb, TechStars

socalTECH

I was a sales person at HotJobs, but after we went public I helped open up an office in Los Angeles, and lived in Los Angeles for eight years. The, I moved back to LA and helped build out our strategic account management and our strategic sales team for HotJobs. I didn't really set out to write a book. That was four years ago.

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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

Through our fifteen years, we've been charged with helping clients get business done with technology. Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies. It's a fun and funny business to be in.

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So What is The Right Level of Burn Rate for a Startup These Days?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a very personal topic and I’d like to offer you a framework to decide for yourself, based on the following factors: How Long is it Taking to Raise Capital at Your Stage in the Market? If they’re only 1 of 5 they might rather just take the write off. And recaps hurt founders so often people just avoid doing them.

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EnumSet and EnumMap

TechEmpower

If you write a lot of Java code, then you should read that book and follow its advice. We're all using enum types here and there, we're all using the collections framework. If you've ever used primitive collection libraries like fastutil or Trove , then it may help to think of Enum{Set,Map} like those primitive collections.

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