Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. Nothing gets in the way of their pursuit of startup success. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. Nothing gets in the way of their pursuit of startup success. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

Silicon Valley, New York). The Wrong Metrics : Traditional startup board meetings spend an insane amount of wasted time using Fortune 100 company metrics like income statements, cash flow, balance sheet, waterfall charts. There are no standards for what each side (board versus management) does. Here's how.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. On Sushi and VC.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. In fact, for a good laugh, I just went back and checked our accounting system, and at the end of one quarter in 2005, we were down to $143 cash on the balance sheet. ProfessorVC. Friday, April 11, 2008. Babys All Grown Up. This got me thinking about my role in helping companies grow up.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. However, I am teaching the ELAB and a new experimental course (The Silicon Valley Experience) for the MBA program. How much needs to be shown in the form of a cashflow statement, and balance sheet? ProfessorVC. Friday, August 26, 2011. I have to build a financial model?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

5:01) Brian's thoughts on the human dimension to his approach and how that sets him apart in Silicon Valley. (6:06) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23)

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

I’ve also built my own pitch decks and presented to major Silicon Valley VC firms over the years and have learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t. You do this in the form of an “exit strategy” slide that outlines who your potential acquirers might be if you manage to grow your company and be successful.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

This number looks relatively low compared to $330B+ of cash and cash equivalents sitting on the balance sheet of the cloud giants and public companies in our global cloud Index. The firm was founded more than 35 years ago and the team quickly realised that innovation was not confined to Silicon Valley.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. ProfessorVC. Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. We drew $1.5

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers. And it was 2007.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers. And it was 2007.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I need leaders who manage in good times and bad.To build a large company you need to manage through economic cycles. On the positive side, corporate profits are up, their balance sheets have been repaired and they have recapitalized themselves to have lower amounts of debt relative to equity. My prognosis?

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Austin Startup

JUNE 15, 2017

The Silicon Valley giants have been able to come back into a market they abandoned with very little effort. While I admittedly had a hunch this was the case, these stats are the first concrete proof supporting the hypothesis.

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