Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I’m obviously only naming a small fraction of their investments since I don’t feel inclined to research them all and many other great venture firms have this kind of access. It’s hard for me to imagine that angel investing outcomes judged 10 years from now will have a drastically different profile. Or the CEO?

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

The end of the lengthy startup boom that first formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and largely powered through until the final months of 2021 is shaking out, changing how the market views certain entities. Tiger, the mega-crossover fund, has evolved from a market-dominating change agent in technology financing to a bag holder.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

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. A former professional athlete, Nagtegaal speed-skated with the North Holland Region/Utrecht KNSB from 2005 to 2008.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As a startup entrepreneur who is actively growing his business, Peter recently attended the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in Denver, Colorado, where he pitched Table and Desk in EO’s first DX Angel-Shark Experience and received a US$250,000 investment in his company. . Our clients ranged from not-for-profits to luxury boatbuilders.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

million pre-money valuation is now raising $1 million at a $12 million valuation the next investor has nowhere to go but up (or sit out the investment). Just because the valuation in absolute terms isn’t a big difference does not mean that people aren’t paying higher than intrinsic value for these investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. And just when I thought I had the deal that was worthy of bringing to investment committee the world changed. It was September 2008. Let’s review all of our existing investments. Finance where needed.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

It’s meant to be a bit provocative but the reality is that I give this advice to entrepreneurs all the the time and I usually leave the “e&# off of the end. I normally offer this advice in the capacity of really wanting to help entrepreneurs so please bear with me. It is 2010. The list goes on. But pass they will.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Ramon spoke with two money experts — Carol Roth and Tricia Taitt — about how to handle finances and money during COVID-19. Money Advice. You want to be investing when everybody else is scared. What the pandemic has done and what the recession did in 2008 and 2009 is refocus everybody back to the cash flow stage. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2017

Ryan Unger (RU) / “It was 2008, and Zak and I were still building our business from the ground up. TO SUPPORT YOUR FLAT INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU INTRODUCED TWO AVENUES OF PEER ENGAGEMENT—AN ADVICE CHANNEL AND A FEEDBACK CHANNEL. ZD / “The advice channel is the single biggest component to going flat at Punchkick.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. How did you get into the accounting and finance staffing industry?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. The realm of finance is no different than a heated squash match. And then the pattern repeats.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

That next round of investment is proving difficult. I jumped on a plane and immediately flew to New York for just 1 day to meet with the Chief Investment Officer of ETF. We got their commitment and our existing investors bridged us until the new financing round could close. It’s a gritty existence.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

You write that leaders should regularly tell employees about the state of the company’s finances—especially when it’s bad news. What is your advice for entrepreneurs to achieve such longevity? My advice for longevity is to always stay tuned to your values. You are investing time into training the next generation of leaders.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. But there are many zombie VC’s with no more investments left in their portfolios so it’s hard to know which trend has more impact.

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VC venture capital networking innovation 255

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

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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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

When venture capitalists scale back investing activities it can be very swift and leave many companies that are in the process of fund raising hung out to dry. They should heed the age old advice that raising slightly more money while you can is always better than trying to optimize future valuations. Short answer – yes.

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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.&#. If you invested in the first angel round of a startup company it is usually very hard to sell your stock – usually for many years if ever at all. Here’s what I mean. They are pretty illiquid.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 17, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. During my stint at undergrad business school, landing a gig at one of the true investment banks was the dream.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2012

I had been looking around at several deals in late 2008 as the markets were tanking. It mapped pretty well to my dream team for an A round investment. But it was early 2009 and not many companies were getting new financings at all so I thought they should take the deal.

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VC financing finance investing 356

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. Partners make investment decisions. Every company is different so it’s hard to listen to advice from the uber-successful fund raisers. Do they have money to invest?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Was Paul Graham right in his “high resolution” financing post? A standard entrepreneur retort I heard back then (2008-09) was “I don’t know what my company is worth now. So Investor A might have bought 20% of your company in 2012 and in 2013 with no addition money invested suddenly owns 40% of your company.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Currently, I’m blessed that my portfolio is near all-time highs and I’m up 600% from my initial investment. Here’s the advice I wish someone told me when I started. Selling good investments too early because you don’t realize what you’re holding. You can invest in smaller projects later. But it wasn’t always this way.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing. Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. Through this process he raised $2 million.

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VC peer-to-peer investing investment 292

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. The Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo investment banking scene is very close-knit.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) A country can do one of three things to finance its deficit: Sell debt to domestic entities.

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energy mix-use financing finance 134

Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 20, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) (Any The highest-rated credit you can invest in (i.e., Winter is over in North Asia.

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real estate energy investing investment 141

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Clearly, Alexandria, Virginia-based QED was investing in fintech before fintech was “cool.” The firm has come a long way from when it closed its first fund — $30 million of internal capital — in 2008. It has so far made one investment out of that growth fund, which has not yet been publicly announced.

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investing investment capital advice 91

TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

” I interviewed Gupta last month to find out more about the opportunities he’s looking for and get his advice for first-time founders, but last week’s Space was a chance to dive deeper. It could take a little bit longer than that, but not that much.” Because no one cares if the market is terrible. Arvind Gupta.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 11, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) It’s called Bitcoin. The problem with today’s stablecoins isn’t centralisation. out of business immediately.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. Its investments in services such as roads, schools, courts, hospitals, etc.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. Between 2006 and 2008, Klarna continued to grow as more people started shopping online. market, choosing New York and L.A.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. Between 2006 and 2008, Klarna continued to grow as more people started shopping online. market, choosing New York and L.A.

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