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Do Less. More.

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There are too many deals to look at, too many seed funds or angels asking you to look at deals and weekly “demo days” with manicured and monocultural presentations crafted by experienced story tellers to help even the mundane idea sound like it will. One needs to be in during bull markets and bear markets. Easier said than done.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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Richard Wolpert Talks About The Soul Of A Deal, And How To Get That Deal Done

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I have sold companies of my own, companies I have invested in, and helped companies I've run or invested in with corporate development partnerships to help their business. Steve was trying to show that the Mac was just as much or better software than Windows. I've just learned a lot of good lessons in doing those deals.

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How To Communicate with your Investors between Board Meetings

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It makes no sense to meet in August or December due to travel schedules of most investors. For the record, this is not a secret, coded messages to companies for which I am on the board! Feel free to have color coding for each member with companies for which you think they might be able to help with intros.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. The ingredients are all here.