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ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

The burn rates of my portfolio companies is certainly top of mind right now, but thats not what this post is about. Since Im not a fan of any of those genres, I have been looking forward to the release of his latest work, Burn Rate. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

Can't wait until you have some actual portfolio results to analyze and compare against Cambridge returns. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? September 27, 2011 5:51 PM. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. ► January. (1).

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

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Mark has been at the forefront of providing job stability and funding for his own employees and the networks that support them during the pandemic. 7:40) Mark's efforts as a business leader and what he's been doing starting with continuing to pay employees in his companies. (10:07) Create local network effects and then go from there.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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For four years we have offered the synchronization service for no charge, predicated on the hypothesis that a business model would emerge to support the free service. We had the wrong business model. Post-Mortem Title : Key Lessons from Cryptine Networks’ Failure. Company : Cryptine Networks.

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ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I personally enjoy the earliest stages and building a portfolio of start-ups and entrepreneurial teams. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Babys All Grown Up. ► January. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

However, using portfolio theory, your losers are going to far outnumber your winners, so taking half or more of the gains out of the winners will have a big impact on the overall returns. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? That seems to be Paul Grahams (YCombinator) argument.

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ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

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Bessemer Venture Partners lists an anti-portfolio of investments they passed on that includes Apple, Ebay, Intel, and Google. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? When asked the question about the worst investment he ever made, he turned it around to mention the one that got away, Apple.