Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. And when her assets were tapped she rented out her bedroom and even her couch on Airbnb to afford her year-one operations. More on that later.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

And I realized that my place at the table isn’t always the opinionated guy debating company strategy but often it’s knowing the smartest people in the market and having close enough relationships with them and having put in sufficient time helping that that I know when I can call in favors. All originally through Twitter.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2023

-based Curated Loop — which soft-launched a high-end fashion rental marketplace last week after bootstrapping to launch an MVP — is sourcing statement pieces from independent designers’ sample stock to style itself as an edgier alternative to more conventional rivals. So the promise is access to unique high-end designs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 14, 2018

Join peer-group organizations like EO , where you can learn from experts and fellow business owners. Have you ever considered the similarities between fishing and business? It takes discipline and patience to be able to catch anything—whether it’s a client or a carp. Research is required. You search online. You review reports.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Our members are able to stay on top of trending investment approaches, terms and exit strategies. Launched the ACA syndication pilot with current ACA peer groups and a new deal-sharing platform. Without our members, none of our accomplishments would have been possible and our hope for the future would be unfounded.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

The other day, I got interviewed for Business Insider. It was a good interview, save for that little vein that I had no idea was so prominently featured on the side of my head--but what's a bald guy to do? At least it's not a weird fold in the back or a dent at the top. All hat and no cattle as they say. How about as a VC? And you know what?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The business is pivoting its product strategy to grow beyond recorded meditations. Her risky pregnancy caused her placenta to burst during childbirth, almost killing her and her son last year. The stress of her pregnancy led Walton to download Expectful, a meditation and sleep app for new mothers. Even if it was just for a few months.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds?

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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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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2020

There’s a commonly overlooked opportunity to continue nurturing these early relationships into meaningful communities that help small businesses scale and grow through pooled knowledge, resources, insights and data previously exclusive to larger companies. Pick up any book for entrepreneurs and you’re bound to find a chapter on networking.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The communications world is an enigma, and at times, feels counter to the job of a journalist. But, Sean Garrett , the first communications and marketing leader at Twitter, is trying to convince me otherwise. But, Sean Garrett , the first communications and marketing leader at Twitter, is trying to convince me otherwise.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! My take on his argument is this: 1. ” True.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Beier Cai, co-founder & CTO, Greg Gunn, co-founder & CEO, Tiffany Jung, VP, Strategy & Ops Image Credits: Commit. Accomplice led the round , with participation from Kensington Capital Partners, Inovia and Garage Capital. . They raised money, but their biggest challenge was getting an engineer to join them,” Gunn explained.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

So, in this post, I’m sharing the collective wisdom of the YC community to help guide founders on best practices in managing a board––including running board meetings and overcoming board issues. It is natural to feel this way. But first, what’s the purpose of a board? option grants). These may be investor directors or independent directors.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Recreational cannabis is now legal in a few more states, including New Jersey and New York, the latter of which has even launched a social equity program that aims to help communities affected by the War on Drugs. Bearish markets and high interest rates often cause private investors to turn away from anything resembling a risky investment.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a major upswing in virtual learning — where some schools have gone (and stayed) remote, and others have incorporated significantly stronger online components in order to help communities maintain more social distancing. That C round was raised specifically to help Brainly grow in the U.S. In the U.S.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

00:00 – Jarvis’ intro. 00:30 – Where his videos first got traction. 1:10 – Being part of the software industry while critiquing it. 3:45 – How he got into programming. 6:10 – Moving to California. 7:30 – Interning at Google then Yelp. 9:00 – Interviewing multiple times at the same company. Google Play.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . 1) Manage the firm .

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . 1) Manage the firm .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. When it comes to running a business, there is no go-to manual for greatness or a secret recipe for success. There are, however, key ingredients that can contribute to entrepreneurial excellence. How did you come together to form Pronexia? It was all I knew.

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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. That was the start of the Month of Scale. We’ll go to 11 o’clock today, Pacific.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Investing in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Decentralized finance, commonly known as DeFi, is transforming the landscape of financial transactions by harnessing the potential of smart contracts within a peer-to-peer framework. It’s a leap from the early days of Web 1.0’s The Decentralized Web: Building Blocks for Web3 Web 3.0

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

I knew that many LPs nationally were not yet convince about the power of the LA tech community and I figured if they could experience it for themselves they would be as convinced as I had become. Before making this change I called our LPs to ask for advice and input. So I decided to change up our format a bit.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. But I loved reading them and so did my team. But I loved reading them and so did my team.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

15:05 – Providing advice as content vs in the product. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. You can try it out at HubSpot.com. Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC and cofounder of Wufoo. Brian is on Twitter @bhalligan and Kevin is @ilikevests. He also runs a public company. How does he do both? Google Play.

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