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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. Thus is venture capital. Tempus Fugit.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. Or worse yet they may never get financed. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. Furthermore, entrepreneurs don’t necessary build their businesses to be venture-funded. Oftentimes they see a market need and simply want to serve those customers.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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How to Meet VC's

Babbling VC

Since joining Neuhaus Partners in late 2006, I've done 6 deals directly. A former colleague of mine from SAP introduced me to this business. He was turned on to their business model as their tax advisor was also his tax advisor. You better have a good idea which can get financed if you want to talk to VC's.

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Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

It is time to fix your key SaaS metrics: P&L: MRR = MRE: you control your destiny when your monthly revenue equals your monthly expenses Sales & Marketing: Your cost of capital doubled, so if a CAC ratio > 0.5 Small and medium businesses. (2). Venture Capital. (3). Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 4:04 PM.