Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica? 28:00 Nate discusses his partnership with the company Science, run by Mike Jones. 30:30 Mike Jones is one of the five most prolific angel investors in southern California.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

It’s the one bit of advice I find myself giving most frequently these days, “raise money at the top end of normal.&#. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. I thought I’d post on one of the topics before hand.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

It was 2003 and I was training for a marathon so I was in great shape (yes, I know this was YEARS ago but I did complete it in 3:57). Tags: Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice. When you bring them up you take the issue off the table. Small story. I used to work in the UK. I was looking for a person to head up my UK sales team.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

It’s 2003 and VCs aren’t exactly lining up to fund startup businesses. Startup Advice' Would now be a good time to buy a house? I’d need a letter from you to help with my loan.” ” “Buy a house? Are you kidding me? We have 5-month’s cash in the bank!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

Ajay has been an instrumental investor since joining Bain Capital Ventures in 2003. Attend Ajay Agarwal’s TechCrunch Early Stage roundtable to hear his advice to early-stage software companies by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch Book your pass today — college students pay just $99!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). No metrics = high level, more generalized advice. The best yet is to raise money from them for a good cause – then you’re SURE to run it (commitment). Salesman Metrics.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. They started their first joint venture, Blue Moon Pizza, in 2003. They’re invaluable as a sounding board for support and advice. In Their Industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. We assumed they would take our advice and upgrade. Tags: Start-up Advice. I’m talking Tom Watson at the British Open or Andy Roddick at Wimbledon. In this post I want to tell you how I embrace my losses and what I think you can learn from them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

He suggested an idea that comes from the NFL called “ The Rooney Rule ” enacted in 2003 in an effort to end the era of all-white football coaches in a league with > 75% African American players. Thank you to Hamet Watt for being such a positive leader in the African American community?—?I It takes a village.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Around 2003, Quigo was doing tens of millions of dollars in revenue with two main products: a ready-to-use, search engine marketing solution for advertisers called FeedPoint and a contextual advertising platform for publishers called AdSonar. Quigo Lands Overture as Client, Rejects Their Acquisition Offer.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I thought we got rid of that s**t in 2003? Convertible Notes Also Can Have Multiple Liquidation Preferences. Are there any other things I should worry about in a convertible note? I mean, I had no idea that they had full ratchets. Well, they also have a term that is one of the most hated by entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

How are these issues informing your advice to your cannabis-related portfolio companies? While the Netherlands was first to legalize medical cannabis in Europe in 2003, the legalization wave really didn’t happen until much later, when Italy legalized, followed by Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom and many more.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

That’s why I created a career development model for developers and engineers when I was an Intel Fellow at Intel between 2003 and 2013. This framework has since been put into practice at the three subsequent companies I worked at — Google, VMWare, and, now, Juniper Networks — through training sessions and HR processes.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is part of my Startup Advice series. I think we started working together in 2003 when he was new in the UK from South Africa. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice. Before I started my first company in 1999 I worked for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). Ryan is now in his 30’s (old fart).

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She served as the first woman president of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, (2003/2004), one of the largest Rotary Club in the world. McGee Award and was the 2003 Journal Record Woman of the Year. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Get started! Oklahoma is very friendly to entrepreneurs.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

So, I sort of grew up as a product manager at Google in the early days of the company working on Google AdWords, when we just launched AdWords, I think back in 2003. And last thing, but you’re welcome to share anything I didn’t ask, but let’s talk about tips, advice. Any advice for us, Prashant?

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

2003. ** The PEG’s fund documents will generally discuss whether a portion of that fee (often half) is set off against management fees that the LP’s would otherwise owe. Further Reading: Elad Gil, serial entrepreneur and ex-VP at Twitter, further shares advice on becoming a successful scout. .

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GCUC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

For us, it started in 2003 when we started Pacific Workplaces and coined the term ‘Workspace-as-a-Service’ in a blog and incorporated that key phrase in our vision of the workplace, which has not changed that much in 15 years. What is one piece of advice you give everyone that works with and/or for you? Always be learning.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

If you want that advice please click on the link. Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. And I think this is sometimes missed by those who run to quickly to greener pastures.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2022

Entrepreneur and keynote speaker, Ramon Ray , founder of SmartHsutle.com, recently interviewed Borches to tap into her extensive advice and expertise as a leader in her industry. Borches joined the company in 2003 and has been leading CMA since 2011. Advice for Smaller Business Owners. Listen to the podcast here.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

At an accelerator … Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. Actually not.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 29, 2010

I ran a marathon with my colleague in 2003 – I’m still bummed that he beat me even though he was clearly more athletic. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. If you’re way better than me, I’m probably not playing. GuitarHero is seriously chilled out way to hang out with friends.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. Isn’t that conflicting advice? At an accelerator ….

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. So they go out of their way to offer advice and introductions.

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JUNE 25, 2015

It has a great track record and the biggest project that was ever applied was in 2003 when the Olympics were held in Ireland. Related books: Relevant advice and tips: What did you like and not like about this episode? His Website: fergusoconnell.com. ?Add Add him to Facebook. More Information About This Episode.

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