InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

The data consistently confirms that: (i) venture capitalists are typically not adventuresome, and (ii) most startups lack the three intoxicating factors which cause venture capitalists to pull out their checkbooks. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

Lesson: Creating something from nothing is intoxicating and contagious. As Kaplan spoke, the VCs passed around his ordinary portfolio, envisioning the future of handheld devices. The process is simple, but the key to its success is your ability to instill confidence and convey a desirability that the VCs seldom experience.

Entrepreneur 270

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Resource 270

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

You are constantly faced with decisions and there is always incomplete information. They are intoxicating, complex, insightful and tell a great story. I think many VCs have learned this the hard way when they step in to temporarily run companies as I have seen happen. This paralyzes most people. Sometimes a fantasy.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2013

And I sort of did a many-years-on remembrance of the impact of that lifestyle even for VCs but more so for entrepreneneurs called Entrepreneurshit. Nearly a decade ago they were in Hawaii with their daughter when they were hit head on by another drive – it is implied that the driver had been intoxicated.

Entrepreneur 370

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Social Network 370