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Common traits of Successful Startup Entrepreneurs.

Scalable Startup

Here are a few traits to try to emulate if you want to be a successful startup guru. When I returned to LA in 2011 after being away for many years, I was smacked in the face by the volume of young startups that were in their first stages; and many of them sought me out. In startups there is a beauty when you see these little things.

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The Greenshoe = how to repay all those that helped along the way.

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How is it that so many people associated with startups reap the financial benefits, yet others just as close get no financial upside This is a source of frustration among many people in the startup sphere. If the startup actually makes it to an IPO, there is actually something you can do. The rewards are pretty amazing.

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The Greenshoe = how to repay all those that helped along the way.

Scalable Startup

How is it that so many people associated with startups reap the financial benefits, yet others just as close get no financial upside This is a source of frustration among many people in the startup sphere. If the startup actually makes it to an IPO, there is actually something you can do. The rewards are pretty amazing.

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What negotiation tactics does Dave Mcclure use? #500strong

Scalable Startup

Most venture capitalists will take a little advantage of naive entrepreneurs so this was surprising to hear over and over. 500 startups went from strange idea to an integral part of the world startup ecosystem. Dave McClure should be thought of more as a movement leader than asking how he negotiates.

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The Power of Connection

Scalable Startup

In the startup world, it seems to be winning over the bits and bytes style. Meetup.com and Eventbrite , founded on this principle of meeting in person as a response to too much Internet meeting, has helped to spawn, grow and change thousands of startups. He had on a name tag, I didn’t. We couldn’t move.

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CASH IS KING — C-A-S-H — Friction Cost Reduction — Accountants, Attorneys and Consultants

Scalable Startup

Most startup entrepreneurs focus on one thing throughout the lifecycle of their company: bringing in CASH. Cash through investments, revenues, borrowing from F&F, VCs, convertible notes, deal terms, angels, etc. Become an authority on the flow of cash in startups, a very valuable skill. Cash, Cash, Cash. Tom Nora.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms). We took $2.3