David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . As a next step, we recommend that you register at the major expert network websites, as well as LinkedIn and job boards, if you haven’t already.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

The more specific you can get in your definition the better. In summary, many advisors, board members or executives will steer you away from exclusivity agreements. So you might agree exclusivity for the “oil refinery” industry rather than the entirety of the oil & gas sectors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

If that isn’t the original definition of “angel” money I don’t know what is. On my trip I also gave my usual advice to entrepreneurs who don’t live in a major tech funding hub: Find VCs who are from your area originally. CincyTech today has $28.5 million under management across three funds.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After numerous discussions we held the line and all agreed as a board that profitability was much more important than chasing new markets and that perfecting our systems and methods was critical before we expanded and just increase the scope of our problems to solve. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it. These are all creative processes. I had my model in hand.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

“We don’t just add tasks to a Trello board for them to complete, we discuss the goals, why and how best to achieve them with cost/benefit analysis in mind.” Why do you think architecture design advice is important? And do you have any advice for startups wanting to avoid bad experiences?

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

If you think he seems pretty great based on that, you should definitely keep reading (and if you want to be really impressed check out this page ). He specialises in information technology, telecommunications, intellectual property and competition law, and provides advice on privacy and other regulatory compliance issues.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Launched the new Boards in Action course, available in March as part of the AU winter term. Similarly, we fought to keep the accredited investor definition from revisions on Capitol Hill that would serve to exclude more angels from participating in the startup space. Published the AngelBox Basics Toolkit.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During negotiations on Dodd-Frank, Congress considered changes to the definition of “accredited investor,” including the elimination of the value of a primary home from inclusion in an individual’s net worth. House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

I'm sure each of those guys got questioned by entrepreneurs as to why they should accept advice from them as opposed to the entrepreneurial veterans of the days who worked in VC. So how can a relatively junior VC hope to add any value to an investment and on a board--and is it enough value that you should have one on your board?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

What’s the upside, what’s your advice Shriya, for those looking for a partner, wish they had someone to work with in business. Good, bad, tips, advice. Danielle Salinas: My advice, I have two things. We’ve definitely not been an overnight success. This is definitely not a hobby. Compromise.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The bedroom might seem like a good idea if there are no spare rooms in the house, but you definitely need to consider if this would be a practical solution, and not blur the lines between work and life. An iPad that can fix to the wall is perfect for jotting notes, or a cute little peg board to clip post-its.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I definitely had a full-time job, I had a newborn baby,” Walton said. I think it caught her off guard,” Krassner said, who is still a board member at the company. Currently, a lot of information or advice around pregnancy lives in books or in-person classes. Even if it was just for a few months. The new Expectful.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

“If you believe VR and immersive computing is the future — whether for consumer or business use cases — Activision helps Microsoft build a flywheel of content and technology that gets more users on board to this future.”. Why Microsoft’s $2T+ market cap makes its $68B Activision buy a cheap bet.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Claire Hughes Johnson : Yeah, definitely. So we definitely shouldn’t talk about dog training since that is not something that I should have on my resume. So I definitely used it with the self-driving cars team, and got feedback like, was this accurate? My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I guess if you do more than one, I guess by definition, that’s serial. I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. ” I said, “Why? 100 billion idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! If it’s the former your company will definitely start to top out at some point. Startup Advice'

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

I called every person I knew in Accenture Europe and asked for advice to get transferred. They were trying to sell a project to the board of Sony. Taking risks is, by definition, risky! I always wanted to work in Europe but it was hard to ask for a sponsoring company to pay for you to come over. Take chances.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I will even take to emailing people I don’t know offering small bits of advice. I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. If you do randomly write me I have advice.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

It was definitely eye-opening and an expensive lesson. I learned this the hard way when starting Hunter Super Techs, and while the company is thriving as of now, I definitely had my share of failed marketing ideas when first growing the company. My advice is to be accountable and focus on continual improvement.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Definitely see changes in evolution of young startups given the behavioral changes caused by COVID. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Our early advice to founders was to ensure runway for 18 months in order to weather the storm.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

but that won’t stop the almost daily influx of unsolicited advice and second-guessing you’ll receive. Oh, most definitely. Reasons for failure vary, but common reasons are premature scaling , lack of product-market-fit , and not having the right people on board. Especially from those who have no idea what they’re talking about.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. I don’t believe these times will last.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. It definitely is an IQ test thing for me. Startup Advice' – No great presentation can be delivered like a conversation. You’re on stage!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

If you haven’t read it you should definitely buy it – other people just like you did. In the video I linked to above Farb talks about how he got Rob Lord on board at Grockit. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice. If it’s below 50% I will almost never go and see it. So what are you waiting for?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Two weeks ago, longtime venture capitalist Chris Olsen, a general partner and cofounder of Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio, settled into his seat for a portfolio company’s board meeting. ” He also says that it isn’t the first time a board meeting hasn’t happened as planned lately. They stopped having them.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

But if you’re a concentrated investor who takes board seats then you know the hard bit starts the day after. And why my advice to newer VCs would be not to feel bad if you’re missing out on what is perceived as a few hot deals. By definition this means others will doubt you. Be a non-conformist. Have conviction.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. He stresses the importance of his initial legwork getting his “champions” on board before going to AngelList and feels this is a crucial first step for any startup. This is also a cause for increased valuations.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

was definitely in the bucket of amazingly talented founders with a great product that hadn’t yet proved product/market fit. The board was unanimous in our opinion of this including outside director Ian Rogers who has served as Jonathan’s mentor and friend. Startup Advice' I saw it first hand.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup? Startup founders frequently ask me about the role of a board of directors. A board can be a crucial asset in an early-stage startup. What is a board of directors, anyway? What is a board of directors, anyway? What exactly can a board help you do?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I hold true to form and follow my own advice. Nobody has family duties, board meetings, full schedules. As you may know I outlined my rules for maximum impact at events / conferences before SXSW began. If you didn’t read it, it’s here. I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. But at SXSW? McClure was omnipresent.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I don’t know if he’d agree or disagree with the book, but he’s always encouraging us to think more broadly about the definition of “entrepreneur&# is a global sense). It shows us how the other 6 billion humans live, compete, struggle for resources and find clever ways to rise above their means. (I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. Kelvin serves on the Georgia Restaurant Association’s board of directors. Mandy: You definitely have to own your strengths and weaknesses to make a partnership work.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP). almost be definition you should be scratching your head. Over the past 2.5

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 17, 2022

It’ll allow you to leverage any research and problem definition you’ve been building in the background. So I searched around and got someone on board who would share the vision and do the development.”. Being able to see patterns helps you steer towards, or away from, disruptive trends. Bradley Walker.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Plus, they were gracious enough to share some of the advice they’re giving to their portfolio companies. What advice are you giving to your portfolio companies? The most important thing for me is to not give the same advice across different companies. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. How do you prefer to receive pitches?

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