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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

Both Sides of the Table

I write this post as a warning to pick your VC’s carefully. Either you’re not a good leader and he shouldn’t be investing at all, or he has no clue what it takes to build a startup.&#. In the VC’s mind it is innocent enough and starts off with a “have you guys ever considered …?&#

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If it Didn’t Happen on Twitter it Didn’t Really Happen. Here’s Why

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I decided to water down some details to protect the innocent. A while back I received a frantic phone call from the CEO of a company in which I invested. They were about to write a blog post defending the privacy issue and calling out why that journalist misunderstood the story. But both stories are still accurate.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face. If you are charged for every nanosecond you spend with your lawyer, consider finding one who is willing to “invest” more aggressively in your success.