A Smart Bear

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

We all know that startups should make decisions quickly. Fast decisions leads to rapid action, which accelerates the loop of production and feedback, which is how you outpace and out-learn a competitor, even one that already has a lead. But some decisions should not be made in haste, like a key executive hire , or how to price , or whether to raise money, or whether to invest millions of dollars in a new product line.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Written for EO by Anand Srinivasan. A 2018 study published by Mercer, one of the leading human resources consulting firms in the world, found that over one-third of all employees surveyed expressed an intent to quit their current job within the next 12 months—despite the fact that the vast majority of them also reported being satisfied with their jobs.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Sometime within the last 48 hours, I tweeted about a potential test for an investor’s true conviction in a company he or she invests in. Specifically, I wrote: Investment “conviction” is a really overused term. If you want to test it, most investors’ LPAs permit them to invest 10%, in some cases 20%, and for some funds, no restriction, into one startup.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The SEC announced last week that it wants to find ways to let Main Street investors access stage private venture companies. This news item underscores an important trend that is reshaping the industry. Today in Startupland, startup access is the scarcest commodity. Everybody wants an allocation, an opportunity to invest in the very best companies. The SEC story highlights how much has changed in Startupland.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the past decade, I’ve (somewhat accidentally) put together on this blog a syllabus on how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. I thought it would be helpful to compile my past articles in one place. I break the process down into 10 steps: 1) Launch. The first issues to think about are org chart, incorporation, financial structure, and so on.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

About two years ago, when I was starting to raise Haystack IV, I sat down with one of my VC mentors at The Upfront Summit in LA to get his quick feedback on my slides. He ended up focusing only on 2-3 slides and then we got into a discussion about his own fundraising history. As we were walking back into the sessions, he asked me how I was balancing the act of fundraising for a fund with investing the capital from a previous fund.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Each decision you make to commit resources – your money or your use of corporate or personal time – affects the future value of your business. Minor decisions, such as replacing employees who have left the company or replacing equipment needing updating, are usually considered operational in nature, and unless the business is changing direction, not relevant to this test.

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For Entrepreneurs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In today’s blogpost I would like to introduce my partner for Zero to 100, Stephanie (Schatz) Friedman. Stephanie has been an executive in 3 successful startups and was most recently the SVP of Sales and Customer Success at Xamarin which has since been acquired by Microsoft. Stephanie joined Xamarin as its first non-engineering hire in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Written for EO by Christina Sanders. Business owners and entrepreneurs who don’t consider email marketing a viable sales tool may simply be overlooking the power of relevant content. With effective targeting efforts and the right content, your customer emails will not only be read, but also help you grow client loyalty and sales! Why you should be sending email newsletters.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Earlier this week, in the wake of Y Combinator’s Demo Day, I saw a tweet go viral and generate lots of chatter. The tweet was written by YC’s President, Michael Seibel. I’ve never met Seibel (yet) though, of course, have heard amazing things about him from everyone I know and admired his style from afar. His tweet reads: New weak investor move.

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For Entrepreneurs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In today’s blogpost I would like to introduce my partner for Zero to 100 , Stephanie (Schatz) Friedman. Stephanie has been an executive in 3 successful startups and was most recently the SVP of Sales and Customer Success at Xamarin … The post Onboarding your first Sales Hire as an Entrepreneur appeared first on For Entrepreneurs.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

There are countless posts flying around the web now about “How to build a startup.” It’s great that all this knowledge has made its way online. On a slightly smaller impact scale, there isn’t a lot of content out there about “How to build a venture fund.” Yet, this topic has become increasingly interesting in a world where tech startups are mainstream, Shark Tank is popular nationwide, where Y Combinator has opened Demo Day to more and more investors, where ne

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