Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

Last week, we explored the topic of startup boards of directors. The primary goal of this conversation was to explain how and why a great startup board can be a powerful tool to help the CEO make the company successful. One of the things a financing round brings is an opportunity to strengthen the startup’s overall network.

Startup 36

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Seed’s focus is on providing innovative means to secure operational stability for hedgers and new investment opportunities. Seed CX operates in areas where there have been recent regulatory shifts, which present the potential to innovate in new or obscure markets. If you're a startup investor, you have to take risk somewhere.

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Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

As former operators and product-oriented entrepreneurs, Dave, Lee, and I tend to think of our firm as a startup company and our approach to investing as our product. We want to be able to comfortably lead these rounds and speak for 1/3 – 1/2 of the capital or more. This leads to the second factor.

Seed Stage 69

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Companies like PrivCo and Navon Partners (my old startup) are working on automating this signal identification process.

Private Equity 114

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

The mayor had the scientific advisors in place in order to understand the power of what this new startup could bring and was able to take action, rather than be paralyzed by the pandemic. And, listen, I tell the stories of startups going fast for a living. Eric Ries : Celine, how about you? Celine Halioua : Yeah.

Curation 60

Curation Government Los Angeles Partner 60

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It has many stylistic errors — and a few substantive ones, too — that I would now change having learned more, but I realized that it still provides useful insights for entrepreneurs and startup participants outside of the Greylock network, particularly across three areas of interest: how entrepreneurs should approach the pitch process.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. One by one the markets in which you operate shut down. Brian Chesky : I am Brian Chesky, co-founder, CEO, and head of community at Airbnb. Well the same could be viewed as a community, a marketplace, social media company, anything.

Silicon Valley 60

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2017

Securing startup capital: A brutal experience that drags on and on. I mistakenly believed, after religiously watching a few seasons of NBC’s “Shark Tank,” that I could craft the perfect pitch and have investors chase me down with money and opportunities to launch joint ventures. But I was too upset to sleep.

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Venture Capital Cofounder Security Partner 60

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

Competitiveness Project , which challenged the HBS alumni community to address America’s declining competitiveness. HBSAANY has evolved into an educational organization, holding investor education events in NY , Florida , New Jersey , Connecticut , and San Francisco , as well as many webinars. 1) Curriculum innovation.

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