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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

He wrote a post this long weekend on how he manages the board of DataSift. In his post he asserts, “You get the VCs you deserve” and the corollary “You get the performance out of your board that you deserve.” By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them.

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The Pre-Board Board: How to Create Accountability Before You Give Away a Board Seat

This is going to be BIG.

Typically, investors don’t take a board seat until you raise your first equity round—which means that it could be *years* before you have a real board meeting: A year of nights/weekends work researching, prototyping, and fundraising. I’ll make it simple. The structure of the meeting should follow some kind of document.

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What Would it Look Like if Elon Musk Pitched a VC Today?

Both Sides of the Table

It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime. He has now created Part II. It is also very funny but please watch Part I first.

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#DreamitLive with Ron Gula: Five Slide Pitch Deck

Dream It

In the episode, Steve asked Ron about his “five slide pitch deck.” Will you be hiring developers or sales people? Ron advises not to stray away from the core message by including items such as a list of advisers and board members, biographies of the founders, or competition slides.

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3 Tips for Getting Investors on Board With Your CSR Mission

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Embody it to your core and make it a central part of your pitch to investors. He also leads Skingenix, which specializes in skin organ regeneration and the research and development of botanical drug products. Purpose and profits have never been more intertwined, and investors have taken notice.

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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

Both Sides of the Table

I pitched Gus twice and he told me no both times. When we were thinking of raising, he was the first I called, and after talking to Benchmark, Accel, August, and a few other tier 1 firms, it came down for me the person who was going to join the board. I think the best VCs act as a sounding board for management. Let me explain.

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A Seed Fund Grows in Brooklyn: Announcing Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

I got a term sheet out less than 100 days into the job and was lucky enough to get to work with my friend Rob May as a Board Member for my first investment, Backupify. The last year was especially helpful to me in my career development. I won’t fund everything, but hopefully I can help everyone out who comes to see me.w.

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