socalTECH
JUNE 28, 2011
Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , which provides testing and engineering services, said today that it has raised $14M in a private placement. The firm said it raised the debt and equity with Mill Road Capital. The firm said it was advised by B. Riley & Co. in the financing. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2013
I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. ” F**k.
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 13, 2011
I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. The “Triple Play&# of VC Presentations. But take prompts from the VC.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
In these kinds of businesses I’m on the record as advising “ Ring the Freakin Cash Register.” ” Stay lean and only raise a big round if you DO find product / market fit and which point you want to loosen the belt quickly and raise the capital to do so. .” Valuation.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 5, 2014
But as I rose in my career (and post MBA) I moved into a role in which I was to advise board-level executives on topics where I was expected to rapidly become an expert. Some areas were easy because they were technical and the answer was knowable or estimate-able. It is unknowable. Any true disruption will change all the rules.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 24, 2011
If you're familiar with YCombinator or TechStars, you know that companies also get access to a deep network of top tier mentors and advisors, who help them with a variety of things, such as product marketing, go-to-market, and funding. We're providing seed funding, office space, and put them through a three month, structured program.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 27, 2014
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. original essay, and the “ Enough is Enough ” emotional Lodsys article by VC Fred Wilson. They don’t insist on something very narrow, with proper technical content. Different rules around the world.
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