Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

These engagements went well and he came highly referred by my friend Gary Swart who runs oDesk. He isn’t personally driven by making a quick buck and I’ve seen him go out of his way to help entrepreneurs. I knew his as he considered becoming a VC and we talked a lot about how it was going for me in my early years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy. Finally, every entrepreneur needs to set aside their fear of delegating.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2013

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” The only thing you can''t delegate is “the buck stops here” role. For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy. Finally, every entrepreneur needs to set aside their fear of delegating.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

You know, Jesus, a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. Jobs is referring to the torrent of popular press un-earned adulation that the company received in its early days. The reason I did this was to floor Steve.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy. Finally, every entrepreneur needs to set aside their fear of delegating.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2011

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy. Finally, every entrepreneur needs to set aside their fear of delegating.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Have you reference them? If you’re a seed fund that raised money from limited partners your fiduciary responsibility is to “make a buck.&# But I bet his broader point was to tone down the rhetoric and stop with inside baseball. Typical questions: What do you think of management? How well do you know them? I think so.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 9, 2014

So far, nothing in the connected audio space remotely matches the bang-for-the-buck audio output of my comically bassy, earth shattering, borderline obscene Logitech Z23′s. It also keeps track of your play history so you can always refer back to what you and your friends were playing. Clarity wise, no problems :).

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I shall refer to the photographer as “Mac” for the remainder of this article. As noted in Go For The Quick Buck , there are times in a company’s maturation when it is forced to pursue activities that are not in its long-term interest. One of Mac’s stories was particularly compelling. It’s what you don’t do.”

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Note: the story takes place in Austin, not Dallas, which I incorrectly reference in the video. We were ecstatic – what are the odds of placing an add on craigslist for a ninja and getting a modern, urban, acrobatic team on board to help you out for 11 bucks an hour? Parcours Ninjas Vs. The Austin Police. By: Seth Epstein.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

In contrast to the later stage funds--who want to see that you have lots of customers and references, want to know everything about how your business works, and that your business model is proven--we're looking for firms at the stage where it hasn't been proven yet, and where we can help you prove out the idea.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. The rash of spam lawsuits from a few years ago is a good example of how two-bit, loser lawyers who cannot make an honest buck go after companies who are trying to do the right thing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

This led median valuations to triple in 3 years and led to this stupid phenomenon that people refer to as “unicorns ,” which I am convinced will the the thing most historians laugh most about in this era. The fact that I still see it referred to in pitch decks is farcical. Late-Stage VCs Pay Up. But now the trend is in-fighting.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I would see this many times of the next decade where I learned that nearly every part of the web that involved monetization was immediately gamed and arms races emerged between platforms to combat abuse and people looking for a quick buck. In fact, the platforms weren’t always so quick to crack down as many of them benefitted financially.

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