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%. 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%. It’s a new year – 2016.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. I have talked about this publicly a great deal – how I prefer “missionaries” over “mercenaries.” It’s your baby.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I definitely had a full-time job, I had a newborn baby,” Walton said. “I I definitely had a full-time job, I had a newborn baby,” Walton said. Her risky pregnancy caused her placenta to burst during childbirth, almost killing her and her son last year. Even if it was just for a few months.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 13, 2011

It’s honest advice so please judge once you’re read the post. Here’s my advice: A got an email from a young, super bright entrepreneur today. I know with a title like that I’m going to subject myself to people thinking I’m just being a grumpy, exclusive VC. That’s not the point. They had never met.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2010

There’s a famous line about consultants that clients love to repeat, “consultants take your watch and then tell you the time.&#. I suppose there’s some truth to that but of course it’s an over simplification. Such is leadership. And I learned the skills in my days as a consultant. You really know your town.

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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. ) That is why inflation, at least from a goods perspective, will remain sticky.

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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! I found myself in violent agreement with Fred’s blog post(s). My take on his argument is this: 1. ” True.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

And I’d add to the world of “lists of three&# the old adage that many VCs quote about boards having only three roles: Raising money. Almost by definition to be a great leader you need to be an effective psychologist. Both are basically people businesses. Recruits, hires, and retains the very best talent for the company.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com spoke with the founders of Maison de Papillon , Danielle Salinas, and Shriya Bisht about their journey and how a strong partnership has helped their business. In this powerful discussion they talked about: How to find and succeed with partners in your business. Do you have the right MINDSET for business growth.

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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. Every company is different so it’s hard to listen to advice from the uber-successful fund raisers. Raising money is hard. Of course much of it is conflicting. Why buy me?

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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. I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. Through this process he raised $2 million. I know this guy is a money maker. It worked like a charm.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com. Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. 00:00 – Intro.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Good morning, afternoon, and evening Redpoint community. Great to see a lot of repeat attendees and some new ones. We’re excited to continue the Month of Scale here for Redpoint Office Hours. I’m Travis Bryant. Excited to be back emceeing. Excited to be back emceeing. That was the start of the Month of Scale. And now onto our guest.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

“As they say in poker, ‘If you’ve been in the game 30 minutes and you don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy.‘” Warren Buffet, 1997. Marketing 101: Customers love free stuff. As a result, it is a common marketing practice to offer things “for free” in order to impact customer behavior or encourage customer loyalty. Billions of dollars.

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