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MARCH 24, 2014

In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” Since then?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. There are a lot of things I think entrepreneurs should care about when raising from a VC: How big or small their fund is? I could go on for a long time.

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MAY 18, 2014

In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. Passion is also the featured heavily in nearly every presentation I give to entrepreneurs or on college campuses or in talks with MBA students.

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MARCH 27, 2024

However, this perspective began to shift dramatically after 2010, thanks to technological advancements that facilitated remote collaboration. It revealed that post-2010, tools like Trello, Zoom, and Slack bridged the gap in remote collaboration, leading to a significant reduction in the innovation deficit previously observed in remote teams.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2014

However, since I only have time for a blog post, I''ll settle for actual data. Since January of 2010, when I led my first seed investment in Backupify , I have led or committed to 27 investments. I could probably write a book on venture round pricing dynamics. Can you raise a bigger round based on launching or having revenues?

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MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

I went back across the 21 investments I''ve made both at First Round and at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --a period that dates back to January 28, 2010, when I closed on Backupify. You might be surprised that I don''t get more inbound deals given all the work that I put into my blog, Twitter, and newsletter. So what''s taking so long?

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JUNE 18, 2010

industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner. Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

So why are so many diverse entrepreneurs shortchanging themselves? Right this very minute, I'm also working hard to secure my spot in an oversubscribed round for a pre-product company led by a female entrepreneur, while simultaneously wrapping up a seed round in a founder of color who didn't have a problem raising at all.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. Yet nearly any entrepreneur who has an idea that other people aren’t doing will tell you that it’s hard to get investors excited. I was very active in 2009 / early 2010. We’ll re-compare notes then. This requires novel thinking.

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MARCH 6, 2015

*. If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe.

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APRIL 5, 2010

I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Let’s buy more!&#.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

A version of this article originally appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. The transition from one year to another seems like a perfect time to say thank you to these 10 women entrepreneurs whom I have had the pleasure of meeting and learning from. Elizabeth and I met at Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Singapore.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Seth Levine of Foundry Group addresses this important topic this morning on his blog with a post, “ Has Convertible Debt Won ?&# I’ve written about the topic of convertible debt at length before specifically about how angels & entrepreneurs should think about pricing. “Convertible notes have won.

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JANUARY 16, 2010

I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. Yet 2010 is already showing me how connected our lives and our health are starting to become. I actually wrote a long blog post about this but I’m trying to get TechCrunch to publish it before putting it on my blog.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I hate losing. They’re competitive.

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

Here are 18 movies that have been recommended to us by multiple writers, entrepreneurs – and a few of our staff – for those who look for films depicting drive, inspiration and sometimes, the pitfalls that can occur when intentions go sour. The Social Network (2010). What movies would you recommend to entrepreneurs?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I hate losing. They’re competitive.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

For many established entrepreneurs, establishing a purpose and passion beyond business is a fulfilling way to truly make a mark. Ravi Machani , an EO member in Bangalore, India, is one entrepreneur who has done so admirably. The program forges strategic collaborations between startups and established entrepreneurs,” explains Ravi.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. We just announced a few more things. Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). Peer-to-peer lending service; started on FaceBook; claim to own 79% of the US peer lending market in March 2010 with a whopping $8,664,750. Blogging has gone through many iterations. LendingClub.

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JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. It’s always such a pleasure for me to spend time with Farb because he has all of the enthusiasm and energy you love to see in entrepreneurs. He’s also candid, humble and helpful.

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JULY 5, 2011

Become a resource for entrepreneurs to have access to the lawyers, accountants, real-estate professionals and other people with whom our entrepreneurs work. Just as we launched a 2010 site they go all 2011 on us! I wanted to be whimsical and have a blog as cool as Spark Capital. I still loved it. Next I might steal this.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

And coming to the end of 2010 I feel a sense of reminiscence of some of the trends from a decade ago. I was reminded of all this this when I read a blog post by one of my favorite thinkers on the VC market, Bryce Roberts, who talked about “ unfundable companies.&#. Bryce is a bit like the entrepreneurs I search for.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

Having teachers unions in 2010 is so archaic and leads us to have public school systems where the best teachers are paid the same as the worst ones. I graduated this class and at all of 16 years old wanted to be an entrepreneur. This hugely resonated with me. How is that American? How can we let this happen to our children?

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

It all started in 2010 with Klout. And ff Venture Capital cleverly has created a blog where their portofolio companies contribute. It seems obvious enough – have a centralized place for ideas which can drive more viewership than only blogging on each startups own website. I wasn’t a believer.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

For high-achieving startup founders and entrepreneurs, marketing might feel like a no-brainer to tackle on your own. It isn’t 2010. appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Plus, today’s online marketing platforms make it easy to post, track and engage.

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JANUARY 18, 2020

At the start of 2010, there was some unwritten VC industry conventions that have been tested, challenged, and upended in the last decade. I don’t have the data, but I’d bet the “minimum ownership” requirements VC funds started 2010 with have gone down dramatically. What a difference a decade makes!

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JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. ” Part of the beauty of blogging that in two sittings Fred was able to influence what was built over the next 12 months. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). My wife showed it to me.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Megan, also known at The Cyclist Lawyer , is a lawyer, entrepreneur and athlete. She formed her own law practice in 2010 at age 29 and joined EO in 2018. appeared first on THE BLOG. Review the first article, “Are You in Over Your Head in Overhead,” and the second article, “Investing In You.”

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Many members of my immediate family are entrepreneurs, and several of us have a long history within EO. Above picture: Jamie, Bejan and Cameron Douraghy at the EO Saudi college excursion in 2010. This strong commitment to one another, and the joy shared through experiencing life together, is very rewarding to us as entrepreneurs.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Check out more from Octane about social responsibility and social entrepreneurism. . The report also highlights a popular post-2010 trend: Candidates now look for incentives such as paid secondments to work for social projects and needy causes. Engaging and retaining millennials is the new business productivity puzzle.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. I have made many of my arguments in a blog post I wrote on The Innovator’s Dilemma , a concept that is critical for both innovators & incumbents to understand.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

In the summer of 2010, just after graduating into EO, I was standing on a cliff enjoying the amazing view in Positano, Italy, when it hit me. One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur. I joined EO Accelerator in 2009, when I owned a business and my business owned me.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

ME/ “When we started out in 2010, we were the definition of bootstrapping entrepreneurs. A lot of people think that all you need is an idea and capital to make it as an entrepreneur, but it’s so much more than that. The post Project Octane: Hustle & Heart appeared first on THE BLOG.

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JUNE 23, 2017

In fact, I lost more than $15 million dollars in 2010 in the demise of my manufacturing business because I was vulnerable to my partners and bankers. If an entrepreneur doesn’t have the money to move a business forward, the answer is easy: He needs a partner with money. By Mike Whitaker, author of The Decision Makeover.

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