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. I like to invest where I have a personally strong connection with the entrepreneur and/or a strong intuition on the market from prior experience. Who ultimately invested in FourSquare?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I think his advice is this op-ed is bananas. I have even had to get physical security advice from some of the crazy. Would you recommend that I create an open Trello board and anybody can add tasks for me there? It’s not under the definition of crazy per Adam’s op-ed. No, it’s not fun. Why does this happen?

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. In both cases, about 25% of their overall investments went into fintech startups. Gone are the days of investing on a whim. And, while global fintech funding slid by 46% to $75.2

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. You would see mostly unrealized investments, some of which had raised successful follow on rounds, but mostly too early to tell. These are things I systematically break down when I look at investments.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 16, 2021

Here’s some of the top business advice and a summary of the conversation: Arelene has invested in around 80 – 90 companies between her personal investments (50 – 60) and her investment fund (about 30). There are definitely challenges with raising a family and raising a business. Is Capitalism Bad?

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 30, 2023

to report information about the company, the company applicant (see the definitions below), and its “beneficial owners” to the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), with limited exemptions primarily for large companies. As an angel investor, you might sit on the board of one or more companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). Seriously, this happens.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. What I typically see in the startup ecosystem are that most VCs prefer investing in a C corporation created in Delaware (Delaware C-corp). Super important, right?! There is no U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time. Over the past 2.5

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Think again, especially if you’re looking for investment. Unfortunately, the venture capital scene is embarrassingly backward in terms of diversity, and women and ethnic minorities are shockingly underrepresented among investment decision-makers. Oh, most definitely. Legal templates and investment documents? and Bubble.

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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. Nobody really enjoys it. I try to be helpful.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 6, 2024

” Wei and her team eventually decided to build a job board just for nurses — and it was there she discovered a deep-rooted problem she could solve. Years before that, when studying to become an investment banker, she emailed thousands of bankers just to ultimately get career advice from a fraction of them.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

And it is all the harder because if you’ve invested 3-5 years in a business already and can’t agree how to separate you could literally throw out years of hard work on venture where the future is insolvable. There were cultural challenges across the board. Startup Advice' I see it all the time. Nurture it.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

Age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc are all topics that are deeply emotional for people--and, by definition, personal. I think Fred was trying to offer some friendly advice to young investors that you're going to "take lumps" and that it's worth learning from those who are more experienced.

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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.”. In 2021, there were approximately 90 quantum investments that totaled $1.4 Financial technology concept.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2010

Otherwise you’re not serious and you’ll never get the right job so don’t bother.&# Definitely gets shock value. Why do I give this blunt advice? The best jobs are the ones that have not already been put on a job board. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. The problem of amplification: The problem got worse as the data flowed out to the “bulge bracket&# investment banks. They got the data feed either from the research company or from the investment bank. Nobody was surprised. It can happen.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience.

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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. You just finished your education so you know the value of investing in yourself and your knowledge. Taking risks is, by definition, risky! Sometimes asking alone isn’t enough.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. If you haven’t read it you should definitely buy it – other people just like you did. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 5, 2022

Building a brand is definitely a process and requires a strategy. It’s like investing in the foundation of a house. Here is a useful piece of advice. Brainstorming, creating a mood board and checking out the competition are some ways to spark creativity. Your brand should represent what your business is all about.

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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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2023

Mcluckie describes the look they’re going for with their garment picks as “eclectic, city, cool, definitely unique” — arguing: “It’s got an edge to it over our competitors.” And I think that is definitely our strength,” adds Mcluckie in a video call with TechCrunch to dig into their approach.

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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. Finally, Walton wants to invest in the community.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

I have a very public seed stage investment policy and awe.sm 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When we invest they are often the company counsel so we see them at board meetings. WTF is the definition of “may?&# In human speak that sounds like they also have the other option, “may not.&# What a waste to sign an agreement that someone “may&# offer your service. Our lives are intertwined.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 9, 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.) He thought it was super dovish, and revealed that he is fully invested in the markets. Number go up!

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

We’ve really invested a lot over the last seven, eight years, we’re eight years old, as a company, in really the technology to really understand a small business’s transactions and their books to be able to in an automated way give them access to capital, which is so important. Any advice for us, Prashant?

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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

JANUARY 31, 2011

I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. I learned this lesson long ago – many investors wait until you’re staring at a cliff before committing whether to re-invest in you. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. High stress.

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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. And so as Steve is apt to do, he consolidated this midnight mind meld, added it to his linear thinking on the investment phases of tech companies and turned it into one of the most cogent pieces on the topic that I’ve seen.

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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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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. If you ascribe to the textbook definition of a recession, as taught by “proper” economics programmes?—?i.e.,

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. I learned this lesson long ago – many investors wait until you’re staring at a cliff before committing whether to re-invest in you. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. High stress.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2014

There are too many people giving advice who have been through one or two startups, none of which grew into a huge company, got to profitability, or an IPO. I think we all need to be a lot more discerning about where advice is coming from. That doesn''t feel like the perspective you get from a lot of advice givers these days.

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