Framework Invest Technical Review Venture Capital 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 24, 2018
In order to understand how to “get to yes” with a VC you first need to understand how VC partnerships make decisions and then you can understand how to increase your odds of closing a deal. VC Partnerships Start by understanding how many partners are at the firm you are approaching. It’s super easy to suss all this out.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. When should a VC invest? Between TechCrunch today and my former roles in venture capital, I’ve had the opportunity to practice timing a lot. Mithril Capital, management fees, and VC strategic drift.
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
Let’s set up a framework. otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company). A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions.
Tech Zulu Event
APRIL 1, 2014
Visions pan of endless cold emails and long days attending meetups and pitch nights while your operations/tech team grind away. 2013 was a huge year for startup investing to say the least, and with how things have been shaping up in Q1 of 2014, things are going to get a whole lot crazier. From Finance to Crowd-Investing.
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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.
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. These are all creative processes. So I thought I would.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 28, 2011
I’m in the team centric sphere so every investment decision I make first & foremost centers on this plane. I made an investment in a company with deep domain knowledge. You do a startup and decide you want somebody to step in and run the company so you can focus on technical excellence. ON LEADERSHIP. ON SUCCESS.
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