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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

He taught me, amongst other things, the benefit of “ top down thinking &# that changed the way I analyzed markets, companies and people. We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. See, Mark, in a booming market you can never tell the winners from the losers.

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8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now

Both Sides of the Table

For many businesses you should keep your costs low & your capital raises low until you discover whether you are really on to a big idea where there is market demand. When you see evidence that there is this so called “product / market fit&# then you may be ready for larger amounts of capital.

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Episode 1: Business Loans, Website Tips, and the Apple Watch – The Bcast

Up and Running

With my role at Palo Alto I think about marketing most of the day and as a small business owner you’re obviously thinking about marketing, probably online marketing. It’s almost arrogant to us to think as marketers I’m going to put the perfect thing on my homepage. John: PR wants some event calendar.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. You’re meeting people who can give you market insights and information. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

If you remember your history the market crashed the next week. I lived through this again September 2001. By mid September the entire market was constipated. History repeated itself in September 2008 with that market crash. If you remember your history the market crashed the next week.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

5) Market Downturn. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. Thanks to David Wachs, Handwrytten ! #5)