Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Within 5 years I was on the board of real businesses with meaningful revenue, strong balance sheets, no debt and on the path to a few interesting exits. Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Over a period of years, every GE senior manager would learn the Lean Startup, and GE would be the showcase for how modern companies use entrepreneurial management to transform culture and drive long-term growth. They then buy stock in these public companies and attempt to convince management to increase the price of the shares.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2014

The second dimension is the internal trust between employees, managers, and top-level management. Consider the following quote from its president, excerpted from The Soft Edge : “I believe in leadership rather than management,” Tom Mendoza of NetApp explained. If something goes wrong, will they do the right thing?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2014

The second dimension is the internal trust between employees, managers, and top-level management. Consider the following quote from its vice chairman, excerpted from “ The Soft Edge “: “I believe in leadership rather than management,” Tom Mendoza of NetApp explained. Do leaders keep their promises?

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. On Sushi and VC.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. billion to $5.5 We drew $1.5

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