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Austin’s Will Hurley on the city’s incredible tech rise

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But most of all, he will go out of his way to help newcomers (as well as veterans) of the Austin tech scene whenever they need help or advice or counsel,” Forrest said. “We In 2001, for six months, Whurley left Austin to follow a girl to Las Vegas and to break into casinos as a hired hacker. But Sir Mix-a-lot turned him down.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Edtech VC survey, 5 founder mistakes, fintech liquidity, more

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This year, we’re adding a new feature: Our guests will analyze pitch decks submitted by members of the audience to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Also, we’re adding a new feature to Extra Crunch Live — our guests will offer advice and feedback on pitch decks submitted by Extra Crunch members in the audience!

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

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This is part of my ongoing series “ Start Up Advice &# but I’d really like to call this post, “VC Advice.&#. In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. It’s that simple.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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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. I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. You have an “hour” to pitch in your first meeting. Prepare to give your pitch in 30 including Q&A.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

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I lived through this again September 2001. This is part of my ongoing series with Startup Advice (although this also applies tightly with Raising Venture Capital ). I lived through this again September 2001. Many companies that were in the process of raising money did not. Anybody who didn’t close was dead.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency

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You’ve got to be able to come out of unsuccessful VC meetings, pull your socks up, and go into the next pitch. This was soon after the bursting of the dot com bubble – in early 2001. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. They believe in you and they draw strength from you.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious. I stopped doing conferences, traveling or pitching to VCs. Tags: Start-up Advice Startup Advice. It became a social activity. 8-miler in Munich with the CEO of a company we were trying to buy. You manage what you measure.