Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

A definitive founder’s guide would have to include chapters like, “So you’ve hired the wrong person,” or, “Five ways to tell if an investor is lying to you.” Investors say they want to add value, but for founders under pressure, it’s hard to know exactly when to ask for help.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 8, 2022

we’ve seen the devaluation of music,” Josh Katz, founder and CEO of music NFT platform YellowHeart told Rolling Stone. Now, instead of boring people over dinner (as I’m prone to do) about how you saw the first dubstep pioneers in Brixton back in 2002, you have an NFT to prove it. Over the last 20 years?—?two two lost decades?—?we’ve

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 23, 2014

Eric’s keen intellect, his experience as an entrepreneur and CEO, his depth in infrastructure and enterprise software, and his infectious optimism about technology make him an ideal Benchmark partner. We followed Eric’s adventure as founder and CEO at RockMelt as he worked through the roller coaster of a startup.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

"Ham and Christopher are not only two of the smartest and most thoughtful angel investors I've ever met, but they have literally moved the 'knowledge needle' for hundreds of thousands of investors and entrepreneurs across North America and the world," said Marianne Hudson, ACA's founder and executive director emeritus.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. They have relationships that are hard for entrepreneurs to build. million from Trinity Ventures, Founder Collective, Highline Ventures, NextNew Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” The narrative of this discussion is something like this: I meet a 35-40-year-old founder with two kids and mortgage.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Are you an entrepreneur with a great story to share? One strong indicator that he just might be right is that the General Social Survey, that’s a reputable national survey of American adults, has been asking workers questions about how they feel about their jobs and their quality of working life since around 2002.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. Paddy Cosgrave was a young entrepreneur in Dublin and a couple of years after the crash was talking with a mate of his who had a brand new hotel opening but had no clue how he was going to attract visitors. The first year was just a few dozen people.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

Register The once futuristic scene of iris recognition for identification, seen in the 2002 film Minority Report, has become a reality in 2023. Finally, as an entrepreneur who began a business in Pangyo, what advice would you give to future start-ups?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2019

” Once they identified the steps, they started using the formula with senior leaders from across the Fortune 500, governments, and not-for-profit organizations in 2002. David Komlos, CEO of Syntegrity, is an entrepreneur, early-stage investor and speaker who has helped change the way many global leaders approach their top challenges.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2016

By Sanjay Agarwal, an EO Winnipeg member, and the founder and president of Orientworks, Inc. My first visit to Bangladesh was in 2002, and I had no illusions about this country. I heard about Korvi Rakshand, Jaago’s founder, from a friend in Dhaka during my visit in November. I expected poverty and there was plenty of it.

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Gust

MAY 24, 2012

Some commentators have suggested this is the wave of the future, signifying a shift in the balance of power from investors to founders of the relatively small, elite group of growth companies that make it to public markets. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Kenny is a serial entrepreneur started his career as founder and COO at BroadJump, a broadband software company that grew to $100M in bookings. He was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002. Last night, SaaS Office Hours hosted go-to-market guru Kenny van Zant.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2017

By Ron Lovett, EO Atlantic Canada member and Source Security founder. I founded Source Security in 2002. Learn more about the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and apply for membership today ! My goal was to manage the physical security needs for concerts, commercial businesses and festivals in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In May 2002, The New York Times published an article about two survivors who were saved by a man wearing a red bandana. Matthew Weiss is the founder of Weiss and Associates, PC, a premier law firm handling vehicle and traffic law matters in New York. When the Crowthers read this, they knew they had “found” Welles.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 6, 2019

Dr. Gidi Stein, co-founder and CEO of MedAware, also discussed the steps he and his colleagues are taking to end pain killer addiction. Dr. Gidi Stein is a practicing physician, researcher and serial entrepreneur. Early in his career, Gidi served as CTO and Chief Architect of several algorithm-rich startup companies in Israel.

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