A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

But more than the tax, what bothers me about these monopolies is the innovation tax they impose on the broad tech sector with their terms of service/rules. I am strongly opposed to the monopolies that Apple and Google have over mobile apps that run on iOS and Android.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

There will be both short-term and long-term impact as consumers and businesses are forced to change their behavior radically for weeks or months. The below article is part of Robert Glazer’s LinkedIn Newsletter series and originally appeared on Glazer’s LinkedIn page. We are entering a new reality: the stay-home economy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

If a company wanted to distribute software on a mobile device it need to sell via a “portal” (US term) or a “deck” (UK term) of a mobile carrier. Although the carriers made a lot of money initially by selling dial-up Internet services, customers never took their software because, well, it sucked.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Since we launched Parafin, our mission has been to empower small businesses with financial services. Its embedded infrastructure powers financial services for marketplaces, vertical SaaS, and payment platforms. Parafins focus is clear: To grow small businesses via financial services on digital platforms they use everyday.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2014

Last week, for just the second time ever, I passed on an investment opportunity because of the terms of the deal--both the price and the legal structure of the agreement. They even tried to change their Terms of Service in the middle of the alleged scam. At first, I thought I was making a mistake. Perhaps we all should.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 12, 2014

If you''re looking to make a lot of dough in the short term, microVC isn''t for you. By second highest expense is the administration of my fund to various types of professional services. For the fund to be viable, it had to be at least $5 million, but somewhere in the neighborhood of $8-10 million would have been perfect.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

Don’t issue exploding term sheets. Don’t put no shops into your term sheets. 5) Make your offer in person and don’t do it via a term sheet. 5) Make your offer in person and don’t do it via a term sheet. Tell them that if they are interested, you will send them a term sheet. Not this one.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

It is perhaps the best new product of the past 5 years in terms of improving my professional life. For starters – I’m not an investor in Uber. I wish I were. I had a chance to be in the seed round and unfortunately didn’t do so. I didn’t invest in any of their fine competitors either like Lyft, Sidecar, Hailo, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

To start, Trust is also launching with the Trust virtual card, which essentially funnels credits and preferred billing to any business, allowing them to increase their marketing buying power by up to 20x and receive 45-day payment terms for all their marketing investments. no surprise?—?that’s that’s where the customers are.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. The “Three C’s” of the Internet … The infrastructure and web services phases of the Internet are built. Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Many entrepreneurs aim to create businesses that succeed in the short term but also have the growth potential to scale and thrive in the long run. For example, consider cloud computing services that allow you to store and access data securely without worrying about hardware limitations.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

For self-employed professional service providers, the last two might make you question your role. As for job title, that could be the services you offer—writer, accountant, graphic designer. If your professional service offerings are a hobby, you can complete projects as they come. But I could change my perspective and my goals.

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

Red Flag #5: Using the wrong term to describe your round. Instead, factor in the priorities and interests of your audience by framing your ask as a means of reaching near-term value inflection points. Inflection points don’t always have to be tied to short term liquidity (e.g. This is a difficult question to answer.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Without this, the long-term prospects of a business idea are fleeting. Investors want to know that theres a real, urgent need in the market for your product or service. Explain how your product or service directly solves what you’ve outlined. Learn what investors want to hear that triggers their investment decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

It has become so synonymous with Internet companies that the French have invented a disdainful term including Amazon: “les GAFA,” which they refer to as Google-Apple-Facebook-Amazon to talk about American dominance of the Internet. Amazon is emblematic of the sort of company that mostly disrupts industries *behind* the scenes.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Your plan will include a marketing strategy that identifies the problem your product or service solves, the target market, what separates your solution from competitors, and other fundamentals the plan incorporates. Two prominent entrepreneurs share their views on starting a business plus 10 tips every first-time founder should have.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 27, 2020

This is usually a short-term solution meant to encourage employees to work on acute issues. When all employees have access to free, confidential workplace counseling services, it not only helps improve the overall efficiency of the company, but also shows the commitment and care of the employer. Contributed by Bethany Seton.

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Dream It

MARCH 28, 2020

Infermedica’s platform makes it easier to pre-diagnose, triage, and connect patients with the appropriate medical services. The demand for health services is escalating and patient triage is, more than ever, an important tool in guiding patients on what to do when they’re feeling unwell. Contact Founder. Contact Founder.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. Having a mentor holds you accountable for your goals, both short-term and long-term.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Maximization (Revenue Growth) - maximize revenue growth in the short term. Startups should pursue maximization when there are no clear differences in customer segments’ willingness to pay, and when the optimal short term and long term prices are equal. Many infrastructure as a service companies do this.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Consequently, metros like Nashville, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, and Phoenix have attracted more transplants from coastal hubs — a shift that helps spur economic development but also puts pressure on housing costs and public services. Zoning impacts everything — collaboration, economic opportunity, climate, and long-term resilience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

Seeing the road ahead gives everyone on your team a long-term perspective beyond today’s responsibilities. Contributed by Jeff Meade, the founder and CEO of MEADE , a management consulting firm. Every business owner wants it, especially after the economic roller coaster and reset of 2020. Now, it’s time to look forward again.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

2) Are you the same kind of user of this service as the person who would be the buyer of its services, spending actual dollars? 7) Does such a model get you to a long term size that makes sense for venture capital investors (north of $100mm in revenues)? So how do you know whether or not something is worth working on?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Siegel’s recent book, THE BRAINS AND BRAWN COMPANY: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical , explores how (and why) many business owners in digitized industries overlook and underappreciate traditional competencies like logistics, manufacturing, customer service, and quality control. Do we even have to ask?

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Red Rocket

APRIL 30, 2025

Although it may raise revenues for the government in the short run, it raises the prices of goods and services that are imported from the countries in which tariffs are imposed. Do We Feel This is a Short-Term or Long-Term Hiccup? Tariffs are typically very bad for the economy. Neither is a good outcome for your bottom line.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Dan’s professional IT services consultancy developed a SaaS product and now wants to grow and scale the product—but has little experience in marketing or selling SaaS products. Angel investors want to see that you’re thinking about long-term potential. So, if you anticipate a short-term exit, keep that information to yourself.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

Every election cycle, you hear the same thing—Republicans are good for the economy and electing a liberal will tank it. This is especially the case this time around as we’re in the middle of the longest running expansion this country has ever seen—and no one wants the other shoe to drop.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

The company touts over 200,000 businesses with, a large portion being startups that use its services as a financial backbone, replacing cumbersome platform switching or thejuggling third-party apps. San Francisco-based FinTech company Mercury has announced a $300 million Series C investment round, bringing its valuation to $3.5 The result?

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Revolution

MARCH 28, 2023

Why it will revolutionize the way we shop, browse, and learn Source: openai.com/blog/chatgpt-plugins The electrifying launch and global adoption of ChatGPT has been amazing to witness. And similar to AOL or Apple, OpenAI is just getting started — the company continues to push new platform updates at a fast clip. Studying for a calculus exam?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2020

Rustand has run more than a dozen companies during this career, most recently Providence Service Corp., a publicly-traded social service and transportation firm. In terms of pandemics, we remember avian flu (1997), SARS (2003) and MERS (2012). where he addressed the global pandemic. He bought it during that bankruptcy.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Maria King’s governance career has focused on supporting and building innovative new businesses, so when she undertook the Institute of Directors ’ Advanced Directors Course (ADC) , she was delighted to see a section on startup governance included. In 2013, she sold her business and decided to get “more involved in governance”.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We are living in an unprecedented period of economic transformation and this is a chance for us all to be thoughtful about how these newly infused funds will be used to benefit underserved small businesses in our local communities, long-term. For the better part of the last decade, our field has greatly evolved. Wow - what a pivotal moment!

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Since its inception in 2014, ROAR has morphed into a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization, together with sanctuary services for nonreleasable animals. I provide insights into animal care and engage farmers and homeowners alike in terms of care and mitigation measures with regards to human-wildlife conflicts for space and food.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2021

As Ink Inspira started growing, she encountered difficulties trying to renegotiate the terms of partnerships and with those trying to hold her back from accomplishing her entrepreneurial dreams. Entrepreneurs are discovering new and innovative ways to reach their target audience and express their mission, through their branding.

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