Information Software Review Venture Capital Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill. No prizes for guessing which VCs I didn’t work with (and still won’t).
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
VC's love to talk about their successes. Yet most VC's bury their failures under six feet of denial. In the startup world, the former happens when a VC makes a bad investment, and the latter occurs when they miss a great opportunity. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. However, they seldom acknowledge their mistakes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Or as I picked up from Bruce Dunlevie at Benchmark Capital (who I’m told took the quote from elsewhere). I plan to write a whole separate blog post about this quote because it’s always stuck with me. I wanted to write a follow up post because it was such an important lesson for me and so eye opening.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. They might be as hard as raising VC. The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you. Product : You should build a product or a prototype.
socalTECH
MAY 11, 2010
We're also aggregating lots of information about products, not just from companies, but also from our own point of view and experts, as well as parents who are our customers, in addition to bloggers from all over the Internet. We also are bringing together a community of like-minded people, so that they can share and exchange information.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2010
The company provides SAT, ACT, and other similar test preparation courses and related software. I had worked as a tutor for Princeton Review, and Jake for Kaplan. We thought, we could put out a better product than Kaplan or Princeton Review, which would be more compelling, and also would tie in a strong social mission.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
As I have pointed out in previous posts , 91% of VCs surveyed believe prices are declining (30% believe substantially) and 77% believe that funding will take longer than it has in the past. 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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
274 
Let's personalize your content