Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc). Why is this?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. To be fair to Ben Horowitz – I think he thinks this as well.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 24, 2022

New and aspiring entrepreneurs often fall victim to impatience and imperfection. When something’s not working perfectly to their standards (or worse, fails), they take it personally and don’t know how to move on to better iterations after the setback. But that’s what startup life is all about. 8 Surprising Strategies for Unstoppable Focus.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

I read Andy’s post with a knowing smile on my face. After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. But VC is like congress. It’s easy to hate it en masse yet many people love their local congressman.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

00:00 – Jarvis’ intro. 00:30 – Where his videos first got traction. 1:10 – Being part of the software industry while critiquing it. 3:45 – How he got into programming. 6:10 – Moving to California. 7:30 – Interning at Google then Yelp. 9:00 – Interviewing multiple times at the same company. Google Play.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 12, 2017

That’s why in 2007, she initiated the first Good Deeds Day , which has since developed into a global movement for doing good. We’ve all experienced a positive mental boost from doing a good deed, whether it’s opening a door for someone with their hands full, donating time, giving blood, or organizing volunteers to make a bigger impact?it

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

In 2007, as the most affluent people in the world were meeting the first iPhone, another mobile innovator entered the market. This article was originally posted on Forbes.com. It has been reprinted here with permission from Ashoka. As with Lamey Wellehan, the key to success for that 10% was practicing abundance. billion in sales.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers. The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. But how do you do that? . How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

So even though it’s a playground I have mostly to myself right now – I figure every gathering is a bit more fun when your peers turn up. As the human ear ages it loses its ability to hear high-pitched sound frequencies (above 15-16 kHz) through a condition known as presbycusis that starts at 18 years old. That’s the point.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

“As they say in poker, ‘If you’ve been in the game 30 minutes and you don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy.‘” Warren Buffet, 1997. Marketing 101: Customers love free stuff. As a result, it is a common marketing practice to offer things “for free” in order to impact customer behavior or encourage customer loyalty. Billions of dollars.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 17, 2021

I started posting in February of 2004 and by the time 2007 rolled around, it seemed like everyone had a blog. The other, Automattic—maker of Wordpress—pulled in $30mm at the end of 2007 and was focused on more enterprise solutions as a platform for professionals. One company seemed to be a bet on everyone blogging.

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