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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

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Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. When I meet other VCs I’m constantly asking how they decide which investments to make, when to pass, when to do follow-on rounds, when to sell a company vs. when to go long, etc. Draw from Frameworks. Each is a framework for thinking about a problem.

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A framework to think about pricing seed, angel, and venture capital rounds

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2) Supply and demand of capital willing to invest in your company. More often, its probably closer to 25%, but since this is a blog post, I'll try to look more entrepreneur friendly. It seems to me that the most important factor in pricing your round isn't your progress or your idea.

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Careers in Tech Startups & Innovation: What will I learn?

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You can have a pretty nice life that way if you're willing to make the upfront investment in learning a craft and working hard to be the best. I've had the privilege of working not only for investors like Josh Kopelman and Fred Wilson, but for an institutional LP that had been invested in venture capital since 1980. 2) Trial by fire.

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Want to Build Employee Engagement? Invest in Your People Holistically.

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Glazer has established himself as a leader who invests in his team and in the culture of his organization. . For a deeper dive into how to invest in your team, check out EO 24/7. . A big part of this is showing my team my commitment to improving, inspiring them to grow and giving them both the framework and the support to improve.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. The one that works best for me is visualization coupled with self talk. These are all creative processes.

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

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The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. About how dismissive traditional print was about blogs or the airlines views the “peanut serving&# Southwest Airlines.

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How entrepreneurs benefit from ‘Alien Thinking’

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But the alien metaphor serves as a neat acronym for the five dimensions of our ALIEN thinking framework: A for Attention. Current innovation frameworks–think lean startup or design sprint–emphasize speed and action over reflection and strategic breaks. L for Levitation (meaning reflection). I for Imagination.