reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

But with so many investors still licking their wounds from the dot-com bust, many focused on proven business models, such as advertising or e-commerce. As a result, we knew that our pitch would need to steer into investors’ biggest concern: the lack of revenue. Why is it valuable? How is this different?

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing. A deal typically begins with an introductory phone call from the lead investor.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

You can listen to the podcast here, or search for Greymatter Podcast in your podcatcher. This is one of the reasons why the best practice for a startup is to raise investment rounds from different lead investors rather than simply doing internal rounds, even if an internal round requires less work.

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