Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. Their teams were either already customers or they had immediately become customers after learning about it. Instead, the response was overwhelmingly positive. I consider it a must-have default for most projects.”

Software Review 191

Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

Genuine VC

JULY 17, 2012

In seeking new customers, instead of saying “I’m looking for people to buy my product which does XYZ,” rather communicate “My product which does XYZ most resonates most with individuals in ABC roles at companies with DEF profiles that face GHI problems.”

Networking 136

Networking Seed Stage Early Stage Mobile 136

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

These founders surely have a degree of gut feel about how the future will unfold, but more importantly they’re in tune to be flexible to changing market conditions, feedback from customers, and reactions from competitors. Spontaneous creation ( Animation ). Some people have the aptitude to literally create something out of nothing.

Founder 138

Founder Early Stage Portfolio Entrepreneur 138

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

These founders surely have a degree of gut feel about how the future will unfold, but more importantly they’re in tune to be flexible to changing market conditions, feedback from customers, and reactions from competitors. Spontaneous creation ( Animation ). Some people have the aptitude to literally create something out of nothing.

Founder 100

Founder Early Stage Portfolio Entrepreneur 100

Genuine VC

MARCH 25, 2010

I had coffee with an entrepreneur friend the other day who is in the early stages of putting a company together, and he recounted how his informal conversations with a venture capitalist had quickly escalated into a full partner pitch in just a few weeks.

Early Stage 123

Early Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Conversion 123

Genuine VC

MARCH 25, 2010

I had coffee with an entrepreneur friend the other day who is in the early stages of putting a company together, and he recounted how his informal conversations with a venture capitalist had quickly escalated into a full partner pitch in just a few weeks.

Early Stage 121

Early Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Conversion 121

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Once you’ve figured out whether you want to find a very early stage startup or a late stage one (the topic of my first post in this series ), the real hard work begins. You want to cover as broad ground as possible, but be very targeted when talking to people within the startup ecosystem or utilizing resources in it.

Startup 148

Startup Portfolio Later Stage Hiring 148