Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I was WAY off between my book research about what the engineering & construction market would want (my first company) and what they actually wanted. It is a consultative sale. Don’t confuse that with hiring “consultants&# who make terrible sales people. And you need to watch them pitch.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Matthew Craig-Greene of consultancy MJ Hudson points out, “Most public plans publish meeting minutes, and these can be a very interesting place to find information on manager selection. Sapphire Ventures’ Top 10 tips for pitching an LP . Some Advice On “First Calls” With Fund Managers You Might Be Evaluating.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

iPhone address book. We are setting up the following process: every time a company mails us their pitch or further information, we send to a special email, e.g., inbound(@)versatilevc.com. If you try and do it yourself or use a generalist consultant, you’re taking a big risk.”. Twitter : @Versatile_VC / @dteten.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. If you’re not confident pitching, you need to put on your big-person pants and git gud at it. What are the top three books, movies (TV series) or podcast episodes that changed your life and why?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Many MBA programs still cater too much to the needs of large, corporate management jobs or prepare students to enter big consulting companies or investments banks. If you haven’t read Adam Lashinsky’s awesome new book about Apple , you should. ” I encapsulate that in an analogy I heard years ago.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Birb An apartment rental app to search for the best offers in a user’s favorite neighborhoods Book Box A library service for corporations to provide employees access to books and reading material Corner “The modern, frictionless way to set up a renovation with a pre-designed kitchen entirely online.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I think you’ll end up with a newer lawyer who’s trying to build her book of businesses. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. I saw the same bad behavior in consulting. Sure, they’ll take you on. You’ll get the scraps.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I bought a book and I learned how to program macros and build spreadsheets. You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. How does this work?

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Go to websites like Amazon for physical products and books, which are great for almost any niche. Al Lijee , CEO, TowGator Invite Critiques with Reverse Pitching A unique approach I’ve found effective in determining the viability of a new business idea is what I call “reverse pitching.”

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

Following Fred Wilson’s advice, I want to build my own platform. I record here the books I’ve read, not as diligently as I should. We add news from our partners and book recommendations, as well as our hiring page and a signup link to share with the subscriber’s friends. Only married once, just for clarity…) .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2023

Before we see a whole wave of AI prompt engineering consultancy practices for hire — just kidding, we already are — I figured it would be helpful to aggregate some of the top tips I’m hearing from the community on how to better interact with AI to get it to give you the answers you want. Book your pass ASAP! Ask for help.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. She wrote the book that inspired the way that people at McKinsey and Accenture do presentations. OK, hold back on your consulting humor. But seriously her book is spot on. If you practiced you sure would realize that nobody could read it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

Almost half of all Americans play mobile games, so Alex reviewed Jam City’s investor deck, a transcript of the investor presentation call and a press release to see how it stacks up against Zynga, which “has done great in recent quarters, including posting record revenue and bookings in the first three months of 2021.”

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Consulting. For example, Jason Calacanis shares in his book Angel the compensation structure for Sequoia’s Scout program: 45% of returns are given to the Scout, 50% to Sequoia, and the remaining 5% to a bonus pool for other Scouts in the program. Consulting. Some paths to win consulting work: Join the major expert networks (e.g.,

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

14:20 – At what point did they shift entirely away from consulting? 15:05 – Providing advice as content vs in the product. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. Brian Halligan [02:14] – I basically just block all that day Wednesday so no one can book a meeting there.

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