genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research. I wont bother going into details on start-up financing terms ( see this post for an overview of typical VC terms) except to say if you dont know and understand: the firms cap table and valuation. what your rights are.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

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Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

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Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

Up and Running

JULY 7, 2014

Even though Palo Alto Software (PAS) shared the same building with them, the restaurant employees made no attempt to build any sort of rapport with the company. This one insight was central in my creating a company whose valuation had topped $100 million when it was bought in 2010.”. There’s no time like today to get started.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

It was a great chance to compare notes, meet far flung colleagues (“cousins” as we sometimes refer to employees at different portfolio companies) and discuss a variety of topics effecting companies selling with a recurring revenue model. But helpful to show the stark difference. So what causes this massive difference?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 12, 2020

Commitments to respect their employees, their customers, their partners. Eric Ries : It's written on every employee badge, you were just mentioning. Every one of you listening probably have employees, or will, you have shareholders, you have customers or guests. What is an employee? Brian Chesky : Yes, exactly.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

(there’s a great story from Jonah in the video but you have to watch to hear it :)) But it’s undeniable that it has become a digital media powerhouse having raised around $500 million in capital with a valuation reported at $1.7 billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million).

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