Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lead generation, consulting on the phone, following up with emails within the same day—all of it matters. For me, that meant constantly seeking out professional guidance by investing in consultants early on. My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

In the case of the investment they are often also not only committing personal risk of looking bad at their partnership if things don’t go well but also countless hours of board meetings, financial reviews, legal documents across what is often 7–10 years or more. So it should be no surprise that “yes” doesn’t come easily.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Additional value outside of legal documents – Most lawyers who work with early stage startups secretly want to be entrepreneurs but they earn too much money to quit – the golden handcuffs I’ve found that the best of them think like entrepreneurs, though, and hang out at startup events. Our lives are intertwined.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2020

Data rooms contain access to or copies of all significant contracts with suppliers, customers, consultants, and others. All corporate governance documents, from incorporation articles to minutes of all meetings of the board are maintained in the deal room. Who will use it and when?

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 11, 2020

With the launch of YC’s list of startups hiring for fall 2020 interns , I’ve been getting a lot of requests for advice from students about their upcoming fall plans. This might include foregoing any pre-paid tuition or room and board at your university; it might also incur re-enrollment fees. Talk to your parents.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing. So my only goal is to give you insights into the conversations we’ve been having in case you don’t have the same access or advice. I am not claiming to be the world expert on this. It is not “free money.” It depends.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Deal rooms contain access to or copies of all significant contracts with suppliers, customers, consultants, and others. All corporate governance documents, from incorporation articles to minutes of all meetings of the board are maintained in the deal room.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

blocking a quorum, or preventing a shareholder/board action). This could be through shareholder voting rights (set through a super-majority that gives that investor a block) or at the board-level (on certain decisions that require board approval like the consent of each preferred director). Don’t agree to it, it’s bad advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. My advice: don’t. I worked with the board who encouraged me to bring in heavy weights. I was able to hire the former European head of sales for the largest document management player in the world. Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology. Your solution?

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