Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

And in all cases, simply sending in an executive summary of the business plan via email or filling in an application for funding on a website lowers the chance of success to near nil. I receive three hundred unsolicited executive summaries a year, and my investment group, Tech Coast Angeles, sees over one thousand.

Technical Review

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

My experience personally reviewing over three hundred executive summaries each year, all sent to me unsolicited, seems to bear out the truth in Tyson’s statement. “Everybody’s got a plan – until they are punched in the face,” stated boxer Mike Tyson. Anyone can build a good – or great – plan.

Startup

Berkonomics

MAY 11, 2017

As a professional investor in early stage companies, I have long discounted long, detailed business plans in favor of a concise “executive summary” followed by a believable spreadsheet-based financial forecast projecting three to five years into the future. It’s time to speak of some sort of business plan.

Summary

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Quick summary: Be careful not to have too many co-founders. There are no “right” answers – just opinions. And the folks at Startup Grind have been kind enough to invite me to present this morning in Mountain View on the topic. it’s the most expensive dilution you’ll ever face.

Startup

Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Often I see executive summaries from entrepreneurs who have never managed any form of business, or even managed employees in their past life, and who don’t know the first thing about business formation and managing for growth. I used to tell them to find a partner with knowledge in business creation and management.

Coach

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

I think you’ll really enjoy this video , but as always I have summary notes for those with less time. If you like the quick summary notes, please check out Adam’s blog on tech, entrepreneurship & VC as a thank you. Hopefully it will entice you to come back and watch the show at a later time!

Technical Review

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2012

But for now, the summary is: You’ll extend your network. . I’m not one who has subscribed to the “superman founder” narrative. So I was intrigued by Brad’s post. You should read the post in its entirety – it’s a great learning piece. You’ll view a company from a different vantage point. .

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2014

The day after your board meeting I would recommend you send out an email with a summary of your understanding of the key decisions reached so that it is memorialized. It is critical that you summarize the decisions reached in your meeting before you leave. Make sure there are no disputes. Ratify early.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2015

In summary, I think you’re going to see a lot more companies use video to cut through the clutter. And just so I’m not hypocritical, we work hard to also create a sense of what we do at Upfront Ventures. I don’t think it’s just a B2C marketing tool.

Startup

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. You can cast a much wider net, the nature of the pitch can be a lot simpler, you can get funded with just an executive summary and a good conversation…without having to put together a business plan or even a deck. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

tl;dr summary. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? Summary version? My year-over-year summary sounds very similar upon re-reading them. VCs were very active in this period. No chart was good.

Marketing

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. If you plan to read the post you can skip the summary if you want. Summary / Putting it Into Action: Allocate enough time in your weekly routine for “being creative&#.

Writing

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles. What's going to go wrong?

CTO Coach

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2014

This concise summary can be comfortably told during the duration of a reasonably brief elevator ride. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Accomplished entrepreneurs appreciate the importance of crafting a succinct, well rehearsed description of their venture. Hence the term "elevator pitch.".

Summary

Berkonomics

JUNE 7, 2018

The exception is an email with an attachment that appears long and involved, such as an executive summary of a business plan. Those get shuffled into a separate inbox for later review, without exception. Speed with efficiency?

Email

Berkonomics

JANUARY 14, 2021

And in all cases, simply sending in an executive summary of the business plan via email or filling in an application for funding on a website lowers the chance of success to near nil. I receive three hundred unsolicited executive summaries a year, and my investment group, Tech Coast Angeles, sees over one thousand.

Technical Review

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2015

Let me give you the quick summary of what I said yesterday: Public markets affect venture funding. If you’re an entrepreneur or VC who wants somebody else’s view on that you should read it. This morning the US stock markets are rallying. So now what?

Venture Capital

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

And great management is able to morph a company to adopt without destroying the culture of the company in the process. What if you were the investor and someone walked into your office handing you a business plan executive summary that floored you with its brilliance?

Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

Here’s the summary and on YouTube the links to skip right to these moments is below the actual video. You have the luxury of either watching the whole episode with Andrew Siegel (or listing on podcast at the gym! download from iTunes for free) or just skipping to the bits you like. Watch: [link].

Media

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. Highlights/Lowlights – summary of key events since the last meeting. Howard is successful enough that he doesn't need to work. It is clear that he is simply passionate about being a VC and participating in this industry.

Capital

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

I’m pretty sure I’m right based on my own experiences as a startup founder for reasons A, B, C. But I can’t say for sure what will apply to your business. You’ll have to make the hard judgment call. My job is just to be your sparring partner. Saying not to take others advice is itself terrible advice. Take more advice.

Startup

TechCrunch LA

MAY 11, 2018

In summary, it seems like Xiaomi and Ninebot are screwing someone over. Sources close to Bird says that the Lime and Spin contracts should be invalid, given the contracts that the Santa Monica, Calif. had signed initially signed (and then revised) with its large Chinese suppliers. At this point, that someone looks like Bird.

Santa Monica

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

In summary, tons of early-stage M&A is driven by only one thing: CEO ego. “Why have I worked my ass off evenings and weekends for 2 years and this guy comes in and get’s paid $500,000 and gets 10% of the company while I have 0.5%? I avoid it like the plague.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Finally, if possible get your investors involved if it’s a reasonably senior position. Set up calls for VCs to welcome her to the team. The more people she has spoken with about joining the more emotional bond and the less likely of her backing out. Recruiting is brutal.

Press

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! Here’s a summary of our interview. Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet. You can watch him on YouTube , download in iTunes (for gym or commute) 3/31/11 edition.

Acquisition

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. TWIVC Summary – Richard de Silva. I’ve just finished a week away from the office for Spring Break, which was much needed. I’m now back & ready for action. Thank you. (if 1:00 – 3:40).

Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. Summarize all of the above in an executive summary. This summary if often extracted as marketing collateral, with text and graphics for pitch handouts.

Product

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

During signup, the professional is prompted to enter their profile into a form, with an upload box for a resume, fields for awards, skills and certifications, and then a textbox - 500 characters max - for their professional summary. Fill it with the right words, and your dream job could be right around the corner.

Generative AI

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2013

In summary, VC partnerships are like any organization. I told him that if he did get the support of those partnerships that should be a lesson to him to keep all partners updated on an ongoing basis. Having a broad base of support in any organization is always a good idea.

Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Summary : Teams matter. If you’re really not comfortable with how they position things let them know after the meeting. If they REALLY say something wrong then of course you can politely correct them. Great leaders build great teams and weak leaders or dictators hire weak people or sycophants.

Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

In summary, 2 quick rules: Do usability testing. It’s not that I’m smarter – it’s just that I’ve been through 10 more years of watching users play with products (and across many different tech stacks and form factors). Watch people use your product with little or no instructions.

Design

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2013

.” While I understand the logic, I personally believe you need to provide enough evidence through case studies to talk with the CEO and if she can’t convince herself that it’s worth exploring being a buyer then you could recommend you do a pilot internally to prove yourself.

Sales

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

To this day I’m still surprised how few CEOs really understand the differences between 2x liquidation preference and a liquidation preference with a 2x cap. Or what “participating preferred&# stock is and how it can screw you. Or what “flat spots&# on a cap table are.

Venture Capital

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Along with bringing in a hall of fame cast of serial entrepreneur speakers, Professor Greathouse assigned his students weekly projects where his students would create their own venture and produce an executive summary.

Class

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2011

Here is a quick summary of my POV: When you start a company a 50/50 partnership seems obvious. So emotional is the topic that people often want to debate me based on the title before they’ve even heard my point of view. If you’re interested in the topic please watch the video by clicking on the image above.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Summary : YouTube as a customer acquisition tool to building great online businesses is unrivaled today. Yet to develop audiences you also need to understand: compelling content, sound, special effects, etc which is why most online video startup digital media companies are in Los Angeles or New York and not Silicon Valley. post-script.

SEM

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

That said, a summary below is available for those who prefer to read the notes version. A very big thank you to Travis Biziorek of Kibin who did the summary notes below. If you value the summary notes please at least check out the Kibin website & see what they do. I love the concept.

Startup