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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Product Management – Brad and Mark discuss the role of Product Managers in Startups. So I think the hardest role to fill in a startup is a Product Management role. was starting.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day. That changed very quickly.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005.

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Why Don't Universities Teach Sales?

Altgate

King&# Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations → Why Don’t Universities Teach Sales? Why, in business alone, you can get a masters or PhD in marketing (sales’ evil cousin), finance, human resources and entrepreneurship (which isn’t even a business function, but rather a business practice). A “Rich-vs.-King&#

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

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You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Second, understand the broader financing climate. Over the long term, we anticipated that the answer would be subscriptions, but we didn’t know how long it would take to get there.

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Is the Unicorn Endangered or Extinct?

Professor VC

When I pulled out the May 30, 2005 issue with Real Estate Gold Rush on the cover and posting the question "Inside the hot-money work of housing speculators, condo-flippers, and get-rich-quick schemers. Former students who are readers of this blog may recall the Amazon IPO case from Entrepreneurial Finance class. And this is not it."

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. People who manage processes make more sales. Test interest.

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