Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

This is an updated post from my ongoing series on Startup Advice that I learned from founding two companies. . By Monday morning after their board meeting in NorCal I didn’t get a return phone call. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. I HATE LOSING.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? the link is here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. So often exclusivity on mega deals is of huge importance to your potential customers or business development partners. I have often asked for funding for this accelerated development.

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

Identify a problem that resonates with the decision-maker at your target organization Moore recommends that you put yourself in the shoes of the CEO or Board of Directors. Do you have a track record that proves you’re a credible source of advice on this issue? What keeps them up at night? What are they ignoring?

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

They like a solid product, well defined pricing, good references to sell against, a clear quota and well defined competitors. Customer also buy social proof because others are acting as strong references. We have 12 developers and they have 3. Please call our references. They’re in beta).

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I’m reluctant to give legalistic disclaimers, but in this instance, I do need to emphasize that the material in this article is legal information , not legal advice. I urge all entrepreneurs to consult and develop a good working relationship with a qualified startup lawyer. Appoint Newco’s initial Board of Directors.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We had every reference client we worked with call their senior team members (we had already won a major project at Scottish Water, Anglian Water and another at a large water company in Paris, France). Tags: Start-up Advice.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

I asked five early-stage investors to share frank advice for first-timers, and I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are probably not ready to pitch an investor. Specifically, we are spending time developing our theses around and seeking founders building the next generation of cloud/computing infrastructure, industry 4.0

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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. The infrastructure groundwork laid by modern developer platforms over the past decade and the upcoming catalysts in the real-time payments world, with the launch of FedNow, could spark much faster adoption.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

He specialises in information technology, telecommunications, intellectual property and competition law, and provides advice on privacy and other regulatory compliance issues. The original concept of a startup in Australia was really “develop an app”. Get on a board. He attended 2 of our Startup Catalyst missions to Europe.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

is gearing up for fresh growth — saying it’s expecting major developments next year. ” The Series A funding will go on sales and marketing, with a planned market push in North America and a desire to go deeper throughout Europe, as well as being ploughed into further product development. Now ultimate.ai

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Unlike a public stock which gets revalued every day, the intermittent nature of startup valuations means that it becomes all too easy for investors to develop a false sense of security about their portfolios. It’s way easier to get divorced than get someone off of your board. The risk is asymmetrical.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Administrative tasks can take up much of your time — time that would be better spent developing your product, designing a marketing strategy or performing other tasks that encourage growth. If your company offers legal advice, there’s no need to employ a full-time copywriter. The ancillary tasks you can’t automate?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Many that have not yet done so are having intentional discussions about whether they should, particularly at a time when they’re dropping marketing spend and cutting back on both research and development plans and pet projects. As experienced former operators, we have experienced these dynamics in the past.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 3, 2024

By involved we referred mainly to having done a fully diligenced project to really get to know the company, leading their seed round of financing where possible (i.e. The pathway we found was to focus on board service. Not only was board service a critical conduit for human capital, we had some data we could analyze.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Walton joined eBay and soon rose to work as the head of business operations and development. I think it caught her off guard,” Krassner said, who is still a board member at the company. Right now, the site has a number of references to “motherhood” and women. Her work helped the company break into 3D printing.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Although it’s important to note that Evvy’s commercial offering comes with a disclaimer that it’s not providing medical advice — and is only selling a “wellness” test for now. As with many such femtech startups, Evvy is targeting the women’s health data gap.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

Prior to that she was a Reference Librarian at St. This program has connected people to resources, to others in their industry, and given invaluable advice to up-and-coming entrepreneurs. I’m a board member and Program Director of the BALSA Foundation which provides grants and resources to first-time entrepreneurs in the St.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 30, 2023

Responding to that feedback with a killer feature was a great way to ultimately get them on board. You had to get deep into the problem set to see the opportunity and develop the right strategy—and that ultimately worked to our advantage. Some of the best feedback came from people who had chosen to not yet work with us.

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Y Combinator

MAY 30, 2024

So they built a better solution — one that handled the un-fun bits of managing in-app subscriptions, helped with data analytics, and let app developers focus more time and energy on the stuff they wanted to make. RevenueCat is an SDK and an API that helps developers add in-app subscriptions to their apps and run their businesses.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

As a 20-year CIO and advisor to multiple startups, I sat on many customer advisory boards (CABs) and saw how they were formed. Here are some considerations to make certain your customer advisory board is a success. These loyal partners will ultimately offer testimonials, references and referrals. Why CABs matter.

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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 didn’t hold anyone’s feet to the fire, in reference to holding true to their POs. Compromise.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

Internal stakeholders include other teams or board members. My advice is that even the senior team should set its own distinctive purpose so that it can set its own performance goals to measure itself against. It’s about taking active responsibility for developing yourself and the other team members.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

And as Travis mentioned, we’ve had lots of great recent guests, Hollie Wegman, CMO at Segment, Adam, the head of developer relations at HashiCorp, G.C. My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it. And then we do score ourselves with the board, but also with the company. Mine, I edit constantly.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 26, 2019

I say that because there are plenty of businesses whose approach to bringing new hires on board isn’t at all organised or formal. In the week before they start, give them a call to welcome them on board, confirm their start date and time, and who they should ask for when they arrive. Whether they have any safety concerns.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. In Bijan’s post he references Bryce Roberts who recommends getting up and white-boarding.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2019

When sales are humming along, many business owners forget how long it took to get all those customers on board. Once you have got a CRM, make sure that everyone who touches your customers from social media through to new business development, account management and customer success is logging their interactions into the CRM.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

There is an old management saying, “measure twice, cut once” which refers to the benefit of doing some planning. This post has some basic advice on how to plan your raise before you hit the road. This can be somebody on 15 boards or maybe the managing partner. Super busy partner. Active partner.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

And one of my biggest advice to those folks is, look, presumably, we all have the technical and functional skill set for this job. And you just continue to see how that social dynamic develops. And then I also think with references, founders are typically showing up with their 5 to 7 reference questions.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Is it disrespectful to imply that the founders, executives, VC-backers, and the boards of these companies are gullible or naive? I am a member of this group, and I have developed these perspectives over many years of watching from the inside and being equally gullible. Party A will also routinely ask members of Party C for IPO advice.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

For example, instead of the goal, "I will stop working as a law clerk, and I'll no longer have to commute for an hour into the office each day," your affirmation might be, "I work from home as a software developer for a video game company." " But don't stop there. Enter: active learning strategies.

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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. ) Remember that the Fed has an institutional reference point for implementing YCC. We never expected that the U.S.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 20, 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.) (Any Government bond yields will fall across the board for a few reasons. Winter is over in North Asia.

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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. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

million seed round with a roster of heavy hitting investors on board — including (Serena Williams’) Serena Ventures, ( Chelsea Clinton’s) Metrodora Ventures, and (Laurene Powell Jobs’) Emerson Collective. Teal has developed a novel device for women to self collect a sample to mail off for lab analysis.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

Are there back channel references, deeper information discovery? So we’d love your thoughts on maybe just advice for companies rebuilding their partnership orgs or they’re developing their sophistication on the ELG front. And in cases where it’s still relevant, is there a way we can actually enlist a partner?

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