For Entrepreneurs

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Rob is the co-founder of Salsify, a leading cloud-based product content management and syndication solution that I invested in in 2013 and where I currently serve on the board. The following is part two of a guest post series by Rob Gonzalez. You can find part 1 here. Prior to founding Salsify, Rob was at.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene. The product collects, cleans, and curates data from news sites, SEC filings, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, AngelList, CrunchBase, and more.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

They go through the motions, which ends up being counter productive when people are annoyed or don’t find the msg compelling and don’t engage. Thanks to Kenny Jahng , Big Click Syndicate LLC. Further more, over 9,000 of the 44,000+ projects on Kickstarter raised $0 as of January 2, 2013. Avoid Crowdfunding.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

For now, it’s fine to think about pre-seed rounds as relatively small ($750K or less), early (pre-product), and typically followed by a larger round within 12 months ($1M – $3M). Series A investors invested quite early, often before product/market fit. FWIW, that is not how we operate.).

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OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2019

I’ve written close to 1,000 posts over the years, and the book became the impetus for a book that another friend and board member Brad Feld from Foundry Group encouraged me to write and helped me get published called Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business back in 2013. Another is our values-driven “People First” culture.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2019

I’ve written close to 1,000 posts over the years, and the book became the impetus for a book that another friend and board member Brad Feld from Foundry Group encouraged me to write and helped me get published called Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business back in 2013. Another is our values-driven “People First” culture.

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Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked. Due to confidentiality provisions, I can''t disclose details, but there are many very unhappy participants who invested through the syndicate. Syndicates can either be company led or investor led.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 10, 2013

They go through the motions, which ends up being counter productive when people are annoyed or don’t find the msg compelling and don’t engage. Thanks to Kenny Jahng , Big Click Syndicate LLC. Further more, over 9,000 of the 44,000+ projects on Kickstarter raised $0 as of January 2, 2013. Avoid Crowdfunding.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2013

Indeed, 70% of brands and 77% of agencies used content marketing for advertising purposes in the past year ( April 2013 survey by MailOnline ). Of course, websites and newsletters are by their nature intended to sell specific products and services. So what type of content should the B2B content marketer be producing?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Take for instance this joint study by the Association for Downloadable Media and Edison that found 72% of listeners reporting finding mentions of products or services in a podcast “ interesting ” and “ useful ”. image source. In contrast, television and commercial radio only reached 6% positive sentiment from viewers and listeners.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Are you able to explain why your product is a compelling purchase for the customer, and how the customer will make buying decisions? What is being replaced by this new product?) If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. What is being replaced by this new product?)

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well.

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