Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Let’s make the rest of the session a working session.” So I got the license to put a term sheet down, and we made the investment. But in this case, there was a recognition on the part of Brian and the rest of the team that what really matters is the overall network, which includes employees, but also includes hosts and guests.

Hosting 69

Hosting Hockey Stick IPO Silicon Valley 69

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

Ukraine 128

Ukraine Russia Cap Table New York City 128

Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2021

The 2nd annual Houston Tech Rodeo will be a week-long corralling of the #HouTech community, spurring new connections, ideas, and innovation through digital events and experiences culminating in Capital Factory’s investment challenge. One will walk away with a $50,000 investment! million Series A round.

Houston 80

Houston San Antonio Dallas Texas 80

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

I’m surprised how few people talk about valuations, term sheet terms, how much to pay recruiters, etc. I’m 100% certain this would benefit our community and not just the entrepreneurs that work there. We know prices of deals, compensation, who’s doing well / poorly, etc.

San Francisco 285

San Francisco Incubator Silicon Valley Startup 285

Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 15, 2020

You’ve convinced an entire community to jump off the cliff with you. But even more terrifying is the fact that you’ve convinced an entire community of people you care about to throw themselves off the cliff with you. It affected the rest of my life, and my situation became even lonelier when I broke up with my girlfriend at the time.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Restful Silicon Valley Term Sheet 69

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 17, 2012

By some estimates, 50-60% of New York’s startup community lives in Brooklyn--and at Etsy it’s as high as 80%. I will be working hard to help it reach that potential, while continuing the work I’ve been doing for NYC’s tech community as a whole for the last seven plus years. Brooklyn is my home.

New York City 120

New York City New York Venture Capital Term Sheet 120

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 29, 2015

Kyle and his team went through Techstars Boulder in 2012 before moving back to Atlanta and being leaders in energizing the Atlanta startup community. If you’ve never read Rand’s post on our financing, it goes through an extraordinary amount of detail about Moz’s business, the financing process, the terms, and the timeline.

Atlanta 70

Atlanta Valuation Term Sheet Finance 70

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

You can view the steps of the certification process here, but a general overview is that you file an impact assessment and receive a rating from B lab, make sure you are fulfilling the appropriate legal requirements (which vary by state, country and—if you’re not a startup—existing structure), and sign a declaration and term sheet.

Rhode Island 110

Rhode Island South Carolina Delaware Arkansas 110

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

That said, we do require that before anyone says yes they mention the investment to the rest of us — that way they get the benefit of the team’s input, and it’s a good way to slow down and think for a second.)”. We believe in individual accountability — if anyone can say yes, then everyone feels the weight of making a decision.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

They were providing low-cost healthy meals for schools across the country and, before the crisis, were delivering two million federally reimbursable school and community meals per week nationwide. And we've layered that with another crises of the exposure of continued racial injustice throughout our communities.

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Security Founder Entrepreneur 60

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Then, spend the rest of the pitch backing up those claims and increasing investors’ confidence in your investment thesis. Most investors arrive with questions, and if you proactively show you understand their principal concerns, you earn their attention for the rest of your pitch. How did I get Greylock on board in the first place?

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2009

However, the mistake would be to confuse the interest in consumer facing companies with mass interest in the rest of corporate America. It may happen, but its not there yet. (As As a test search twitter for tweets about non-consumer companies on the Fortune 500.) Why do you think you were able to avoid this?

Silicon Valley 136

Silicon Valley Product RSS Engineer 136

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Over approximately 100 roundtables, I have personally coached more than 400 early-stage entrepreneurs, and between the free and the premium program, as well as the blog, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn we have a community of more than 200,000 people engaged in the initiative at various levels.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

And between the free and premium programs, as well as the blog, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, we have a community of more than 200,000 people engaged in the initiative at various levels. The rest of the services are for paying members only. The company has generated excellent investor interest and multiple term sheets.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley India San Francisco Entrepreneur 118

mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

First, whatever your idea is, rest assured its been thought of before. We spent six months fundraising only to walk away once we had a term sheet in hand because we realized we were making enough money to sustain and grow the business on our own terms. Secondly, an idea is by no means a business.

Cofounder 111

Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

More women and the BIPOC community will use social networks if they’re not being harassed on them. Don’t let someone who could give you a term sheet scare you into thinking that de-platforming violence and hate is censorship. More people will use YouTube if they don’t have to worry about it being a cesspool of hate.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Cap Table Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 150