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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. We realized we needed help.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. – Execution.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. – Execution.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Current round: $5.25mm in Series A from.406

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The Startup Pivot

Reid Hoffman

Early product-market fit can sometimes be illusory or limited in scope to a small pool of early adopters. Sometimes your technology platform changes, and you need to pivot from on-premise to the cloud. It’s easier (but still hard) when you’re running a small, early-stage organization. This wasn’t an easy decision.

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SaaS Wars: Europe Awakens

Cracking the Code

As it takes around 10 years for a SaaS company to reach maturity, the explosion we are seeing at the early stage has not yet translated into a significant number of exits. Europe is underrepresented in vertical SaaS solutions – 17% of the companies vs. 23% in the US.

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