Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

To help you crush your next investor meeting, we asked top VCs and tech leaders to share their best pitch advice. They need to believe that you can lead an organization effectively, and that you will listen to and internalize advice when they give it to you.”. Take a look at what they had to say! Know Your Stuff. Quit Exaggerating.

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AUGUST 14, 2010

I recently wrote a post on how to ask for help or favors from people. This is a related post that will not only help you get the results you want more effectively but will also help earn the respect of your senior people (whether management or your board). As your senior manager I’m happy to help you any time you need.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

I should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic. I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic.

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MAY 5, 2011

Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? I don’t care if you’re a 10-person organization, a 1,000 person organization or a multinational corporation – often it is the few key players that change the dimensions.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

It was based on an excellent book I had just read by Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor (his wife). Help encourage him not to. That only makes it 15% less annoying, but it helps a bit. It is worth the hassle of organizing and the expense. Hope that helps. Downtime is critical to de-stressing. Also, pro tip.

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MAY 15, 2010

He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. OTHER DEALS.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. If you're like many people, you're having more and more public conversations, but there is no tool out there similar to Gmail which a lot of people use to organize their whole life.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Plus you can also sign up to help Hillary voters in battleground states get free rides to the polls. Hunter Walk, Brad Feld, Chris Sacca and Kara Swisher are just a few. I am grateful for Mauricio Mota who with his wife is spending the election in Nevada helping drive voters to the polls. Many others have, too.

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JANUARY 1, 2012

It is this reminder that helps me form my internal compass and not hide behind a fortress. Dave Tisch was kind enough to organize sessions for me in NY (little did I know in advance they would be filming it for a reality TV show on Bloomberg where I was cast as Simon Cowell ). You can have big offices and lavish houses. Launchpad LA.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Being helpful doesn’t mean telling every person their ideas are great. You can also spend time with a newer startup helping them navigate the world of product management, venture capital or team building. I’m sure somebody helped you along the way – you can pay it forward. If I need to be blunt I am.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. Brad was openly writing about this and it felt like he was giving the VC playbook away for free!

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JULY 4, 2011

I wish we had better policies to help those that weren’t born with the same educational backgrounds as I was since education seems to be the great divider in terms of future opportunities. As Charles would tell you, even small donations help make young kids dreams come true. Let them stay and help create jobs.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

Step 1: The Person, Not The Firm – As Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson make clear in their book Venture Deals , entrepreneurs should identify specific venture partners, rather than target firms as a whole. Once you establish a modest level of the partner’s cyber-attention, determine how you can help them. Prep Steps.

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MARCH 27, 2011

This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. I had been reading Brad Feld’s blog & Fred Wilson’s blog for a couple of years and found them very helpful to my thinking so I honestly just thought I was giving back to the community. Make it organic.

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