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InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
During the many hours I have stood in anticipation of the next wave (as noted in You’re Never To Old To Learn To Surf , I’m an old guy on a standup paddle board), I have come to realize that surfing and investing share a number of surprising corollaries. Gnarly Corollaries Between Surfing And Investing. Time in the water matters.
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
However, they seldom acknowledge their mistakes. What’s The Worst Mistake? Mistakes can be categorized as “false positives” or “false negatives.” In the startup world, the former happens when a VC makes a bad investment, and the latter occurs when they miss a great opportunity. VC's love to talk about their successes.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
It’s a very personal topic and I’d like to offer you a framework to decide for yourself, based on the following factors: How Long is it Taking to Raise Capital at Your Stage in the Market? Who are Your Existing Investors? As a primarily A-round investor with a nearly $300 million fund our average first-check size is about $3.5
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 17, 2012
Armed with a degree in Marketing and Business from University of Ulster in Northern Ireland and an Operations experience from Ireland, UAE and Egypt , Ciaran Connolly, 36 teamed up with Ernist Turdubaev 33, with a Master of Arts – Retail and Government Sector to launch ProfileTree. What is ProfileTree? But we engage.
InfoChachkie
APRIL 6, 2015
Together they created The Bones Brigade skateboard team which launched the careers of many of skateboarding’s biggest celebrities, including: Alan Gelfand, Mike McGill, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Lance Mountain, Tommy Guerrero and Kevin Harris. In order to try your ideas in the real market place.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 4, 2011
I see this mistake all the time, actually. I’m guessing this was also the case over the first few year’s of Zynga’s growth on Facebook. Once they knew how much money they could make with virtual goods / customer then they seemed to buy up much of the Facebook ad inventory. SEO is seldom “free.”. So if you convert 12.5%
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
Last year I lost a deal in a company that I wanted to invest in and that I thought I should have won. And for my own good I vowed to have relationships in China and knowledge of the local markets. This company is back on the market raising money again. And don’t make the same mistake twice. On Losing in VC.
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