Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

My mentor’s advice felt like a parental reprimand. Many successes (and even more failures) later, the advice still rings true. His advice for business leaders is simple and follows in the same vein: Follow your effort, not your passion. Mike started working at Vector Marketing in 2000 as a student at Boston College.

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StartupNation

MARCH 30, 2021

I’ll share some advice based on work on entrepreneurial failure that I’ve done as a Harvard Business School professor. While this advice is mostly sound, following it blindly might actually boost your odds of failing. So, you should follow the conventional advice—most of the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We had a $40 million round lined up to close in the Autumn of 2000.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). I have a link on my blog to the angel deals I’ve done, which is here. If you are thinking about angel investors please read this piece I did on Angel Funding Advice. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. I was reminded of all this this when I read a blog post by one of my favorite thinkers on the VC market, Bryce Roberts, who talked about “ unfundable companies.&#. Most of the Internet startup consulting firms went bankrupt.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. So I immediately felt like I had a partner whom I could call for sensitive advice on topics where there aren’t many sources of input or mentorship.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

In case you missed all the kerfuffle this weekend, I posted this blog post originally on TechCrunch. This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. Still, as I’ve written in the past, what I love about blogging is the ability to have a public debate where we can all learn. The post is balanced and worth reading.

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Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

In 2000, the SEC adopted Regulation FD in response to growing concerns regarding “ selective disclosure.” Or its blog? ” Like it sounds, selective disclosure is the practice of supplying material non-public information to securities professionals or major investors before disseminating it to the general public.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In 2000, I founded VRX Studios, a global photography company for the travel and hospitality industry. Against sound advice, I decided to put my foot on the pedal and gun it. The post Trusting Your Entrepreneurial Instincts appeared first on THE BLOG. Your brain screams “brake” while your gut says “gun it.”

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

Instead, seek inspiration in wildly different verticals: Read luxury wine blogs Talk to strangers on the street Sign up for a children’s toys newsletter To think differently, consume differently. I’m STILL tweeting, blogging, and creating videos online. It sounds simple in hindsight… but that piece of advice changed everything.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

She would also give Jimmy Buffet advice on merchandising and Golden Buffet on different menu changes. While there she was fascinated by how these aliens had achieved an impeccable 2000 straight quarters of growth. She is also a freelance copy and content writer and has been blogging for over four years. Predictive modeling.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Be careful about this advice. I know because I did this in early 2000. Market to Your Target Audience – I’ve seen a lot of startups who like to write blog posts on life as an entrepreneur. I talked about that in detail on this post about how to blog as a startup. Most people totally advise against stealth.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Tonight I was reading a good blog post ( here ) from Sean Powers with Alistair Croll on preparing yourself for the TC50 “bump” – the rise in traffic that a company gets from presenting at TechCrunch 50. My Story: The public coming out for my first company, BuildOnline, was in early 2000. Enjoy the moment. Record it with video.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

A year ago I blogged about one of my most common mantras that applies to sales, biz dev & fund raising alike: “ Time is the Enemy of all Deals.&#. Again, this is highly individualized so no generic advice can be offered. Anyone who meets with me privately these days gets this advice: The market is whack right now.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I freely admit this (along with nearly everything between 1999-2000) was a mistake. I’ve said versions of it on this blog before so I hope it’s not too repetitive. Tags: Startup Advice. But I thought I should do a quick post on the topic. So I developed this standard line that I used for all employees.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 28, 2020

Yes, in the 2000’s you could get away with slow page speed… but these days, you only have a few seconds to catch your potential customer. A blog is also a great way to keep people informed and interested, showcasing you as a position of authority while keeping people on your website. Website speed.

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