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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. 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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Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All

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In a review of MBA students, the study found about 36 percent of females chose a risky career in finance (like investment banking or trading), compared to 57 percent of their male counterparts. There are times in life when playing it safe is good advice—like wearing a seatbelt, for example, or looking both ways before crossing the street.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

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Protect Your Parents from Avis Budget: Direct Marketing Scumbags

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Or again here in Consumer Affairs dating back to 2005. I have mostly taken over helping my dad with his finances. … should I avoid blog posts like this that might be outside my normal remit? Tags: Start-up Advice. Many of these complaints stem from the charges individuals found on their credit card statements.&#

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Angel Investing 4 – Why You Need Deep Pockets to Win Big

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As I’ve highlighted I believe we’re in a unique period similar to 2005-08 where the biggest tech firms of Silicon Valley (and some media companies) are scooping up small software companies as “talent acquisitions&# versus accretive revenue / profit generators. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry.

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What Is Acqui-Hiring & How It Works?

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This term is believed to have first appeared in a blog post by Rex Hammock on May 11, 2005. Thus, acqui-hiring establishes them in a reputable position which aids them in obtaining financing for future projects. Acqui-hiring is simply a strategy that assists the growth of the company with the expertise of recruited employees.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. was starting.