Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2010
Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 12, 2021
I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years. But when going to pitch meetings and VC events, I got the same feeling that I would get when you go to a high-end country club or a luxury store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. I was mostly pitching white male VCs.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town. Seems an obvious fit.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 19, 2010
If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room. I’ve experienced this in many sales meetings I’ve made and unfortunately in many VC pitches I made. But … watch out. Happy to do that. Get them involved!
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