This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Which is why I''m sure the dude who picked apart the physics of the latest round of UBeam will undoubtedly get eviscerated in the tweet and blog world. ".Here’s I’m no physicist - oh, wait, I am.". For her sake, the company''s sake, and their lead investor''s sake, I hope I''m tremendously wrong on this. We all have.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I saw some companies that became truly rancid – even one entrepreneur who flew to Hawaii as his company was melting down and got drunk at an M&A meeting to save his team and he ended up not paying his entire team all of their final expense payments but he flew first class to Europe. Honor is what I’m looking for.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Recently, Thomas Laffont of Coatue highlighted a non-obvious impact of the M&A slowdown after this preamble : “Ironically and I think somewhat perversely one of the byproducts of constraining big companies from buying small companies is it hurts small companies. That’s why a vibrant M&A market is essential to innovation.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Well, if you group them all up, here''s what you get: Pre-Money Valuations (M). Round Size (M). So the average round that I''m participating in is about a million bucks. Pre-Money Valuations (M). You wind up with about a four-ish valuation, mostly right around four, but with some outliers that bring up the average.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. In my shop I’m not the eCommerce expert – Greg Bettinelli is. And to solve a problem he cares deeply about in the process.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 8, 2015

It''s a platform that puts the emerging designer up to be celebrated and I''m just as excited for the designers that are going to be featured on the site as I am for Bradford and his terrific team. I''m excited to watch and help this team get there, no matter what that final number winds up being. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

The one thing I learned as a consultant (I worked at Accenture for 9 years in my 20’s) and working with bankers doing M&A transactions is that no matter how hard we worked there was always a lawyer who got handed the documents at 2am and had to turn them around by 8am in the morning. And of course there are startups.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 12, 2014

And, if you really want to put things in perspective, I''m pretty sure this is more than my parents ever made combined. My fund administrator, who I''m sure is doing me a favor because I''ve known them forever, is charging me around 20k. I send out my own term sheets and review docs myself--especially since I''m in sydicated rounds.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

I might decide that I''m not mining one side or the other, or I need to redouble my efforts to build relationships with the people I know longest. The way I choose conferences and events, and my strategy once I''m there, is based more around who I''m going to back two years from now than it is who is raising now.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

I never knew I had ADD until I was 40 (I’m now 46). If I’m not stimulated rather than rush the presenters or ask 10 questions I often start taking notes. I’m often planning meetings or actions while watching movies, for example. If I have sugar I’m f *d. I know how this sounds. Food in particular.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

I’m not so sure. For starters – I’m not an investor in Uber. I’m not friends with Emil Michael – I’ve never met him. Grievances – yes. But scandal? I wish I were. I had a chance to be in the seed round and unfortunately didn’t do so. I have no overt biases.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 10, 2014

I''m excited to see Christina and Logan''s vision come to life and I''m excited to be on board as an investor. Now, you can finally put the phone away over dinner without losing touch with the babysitter. They launched the pre-sale of their first set of rings today--their own design. You should check it out.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2015

I didn''t think I needed one, and I''m happy to say that it seems that I''ve done just fine without one. I''m excited about this new chapter in the history of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures and am still in disbelief that I was able to sell this bridge to such an successful industry leader.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

I’m not making a qualitative statement that I believe obsession in startups is necessarily a good thing. But I’m willing to bet (and certainly from the profiles I’ve read) that he was pretty obsessive and all in at Facebook for many years (if not still) to drive their success. I don’t know Mark Zuckerberg.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2020

I’m running a ‘100 letters’ project—100 letters to people from different parts of the world,” she explains. “I I’m slowly working through the list now. Many have told me things about themselves, but some haven’t so sometimes I don’t even know who I’m writing to!

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

But my chips are in on uBeam and I’m not afraid to put my reputation on the line the same way entrepreneurs must each day. ” I’m betting on success. If I’m wrong? If anything I’d like to fund 5 more teams and projects this ambitious. And if one of them succeeds it would have been worth doing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2015

I’m so tired of seeing young entrepreneurs get screwed by their angel investors on convertible notes and I know I can’t convince you not to do it so I’d like to offer one simple bit of advice to help you avoid getting screwed (at least on one part of your note).

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

If you can''t tell me what you''re doing and get me excited about a first meeting, I''m just not going to get there on it. Nothing ever gets done in just 5 minutes, so if someone says no to a meeting, either take that as market feedback or just move on to someone who is interested. And trust me, a demo never makes a difference.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2021

And as an entrepreneur, I’m sure you enjoy the challenge of “impossible” anyways. For the first time in human history, we are experiencing how energy moves through populations at large. Creating an island of peace during a time of fear and uncertainty can seem impossible. But it’s not. Creating joy and purpose in work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 7, 2022

With more than 20 years in the M&A industry, Scott is a recognized leader in the field, providing exit strategies, sell- and buy-side transitions, along with valuation services in the lower middle market. . Contributed by Scott Bushkie, EO Wisconsin, who is founder and CEO of Cornerstone Business Services. Is the buyer a good fit?

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

This shift in mindsetfrom “tell me what to do” to “I’m responsible for making this happen”separates high-performing organizations from average ones. Beyond the To-Do List In BE 2.0, This ties in nicely with a concept I often teach my students about Features vs Benefits. A job is a set of responsibilities.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

But that doesn’t need to be unhealthy competition or obsessiveness on the wrong goals.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 11, 2025

I learned: Avoiding difficult conversations helps no one Waiting until problems are severe makes them harder to fix Clear, direct feedback given with care is a gift, not a punishment This remains an area where I’m still growinggiving tough feedback doesn’t come naturally to many of us.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

I’m not saying I won’t fund somebody who did a $4 million seed round before I got involved. But if I’m funding their “first institution capital” round and they are obsessed about what we call it that is probably not a good thing for me. What Marc said above.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Being in control over your awareness enables you to say, ‘I’m not going to visit the fear or anxiety areas of my mind. I’m going to focus on an area of calm so I can think logically and make decisions from that place.’”

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I’m a Sanzo drinker. I’m also a Sanzo angel investor. The order is important because I fell in love with the product before I even knew about the company, and the hustle of its founder/CEO Sandro Roco. Over the last few years he’s been a diligent company-builder, brand steward, and community leader.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

’ In addition to hustle and one’s existing network, I’m always interested in whether or not a ‘needle magnet’ is being built alongside the other efforts to find startups. This post is about ‘seeing.’ What’s my needle magnet definition?

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 21, 2025

While I’m going to focus on investor secondary here, I support common share sales as well – for example, back in 2014 writing “ Getting Some Founders Early Liquidity Can Benefit VCs ” during a period where many founders were being shamed for even asking about taking some money off the table.] .’

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 4, 2024

With its inaugural Fund in place, The Veteran Fund focuses on early-stage startups developing critical, dual-use technologies addressing national and commercial challenges. Its mission is to support and empower veterans across the U.S. in their journey post-service.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 2, 2024

“Building voice agents that can converse like humans and autonomously handle complex tasks is no easy feat, and I’m immensely proud of what our team has achieved.” “Speech as an interface is exploding in popularity, and we knew it was a massive opportunity from the get-go,” said Felfel, CEO of PlayAI.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

But I’m certainly willing to say RIP Excess Burn. And will produce healthier cohorts of startups that get back some of the magic of being scrappy and shed some of the extra pounds we gained when the market was ebullient. It may not be RIP Good Times. If you won’t do it, somebody will do it to you.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2021

I start each day deliberately thinking about what I’m grateful for. It reminds me to pause, think and verbalize what I’m grateful for in that moment. Louis, Founder and CEO, Pearl Solutions Group , No. 3,467 on 2020 Inc. I set my phone alarm to go off twice per day at 10am and 10pm. I call it ‘My Gratitude Alarm’!” ?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2024

This simple, no-excuse routine renews my sense of control and makes me feel like a complete badass whether I’m having a good day or not. I’m passionate about skiing. “I’ve learned that I can always make myself a priority for five minutes a day. This season, I spent a month in the mountains working on U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

In some ways having seen these trends before and being a bit more mature (code for I’m 47) I think I feel just a little bit less pressure than I did when I was younger. It’s also true that many companies I meet raise big rounds of capital within months of our meeting and I could easily feel like I’m “missing out.”

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 13, 2021

So I’m on the hunt for the very best cross wallet/cross chain tax prep software for crypto. Swapping, bridging, staking, buying with ETH, SOL, FLOW, yield farming, liquidity mining. Across chains. On hardware wallets. On mobile wallets. It is giving me a headache just typing all of this into my browser.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I’m a commercial engineer, with more than 10 years of experience in the financial sector, I have an MBA and I was trained in social innovation. Here are her responses to some questions about her work. What is your background and what inspired you to pursue your work now? My parents inspired me to pursue a business career.

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