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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
With small amounts of money invested (sub $3 million) the risks are reasonably low for most VCs and the consequences of bad decisions or decisions a VC has limited say in is tolerable. I should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic. In the Early Days.
InfoChachkie
MAY 27, 2013
The team''s ability to drive significant customer interest without spending a dime on marketing was one of the reasons Jim Andelman and I invested in the company. Geo was a lightly veiled reference to Geocities, a Web 1.0 On March 28 I randomly thought of the idea, pitched it to the team and got an immediately positive response.
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InfoChachkie
DECEMBER 2, 2009
Some channels will be expensive but highly scalable, such as direct response radio, while others will be less expensive, but more difficult to scale, such as search and affiliates. In addition, you must consider your customers’ lifetime value by channel , as there can be a great deal of variance between various clusters of customers.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 25, 2009
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. The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. Even so, the majority of firms focus on servicing well-established BDC’s.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2009
This posting was inspired by an email from Rajat Suri who wrote me an email in response to Chris Dixon’s blog post (link below) from August, which recently re-ran on Business Insider and has generated much Twitter chatter. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process. What gives? Am I a hypocrite?
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