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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. For company registration, angel deals, Series A & B funding, Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOP), IP filings and even litigation it doesn’t need to be that way. And Brad Feld.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

Both Sides of the Table

Operations. I submitted a term sheet to a company yesterday. Yesterday I offered him a term sheet. Marketing = deal flow = share of mind = start of future relationships. I try to bucket my tasks into major categories and spend some time doing each of them. My core duty. That would be pretty lame.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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Advice for VCs from a serial founder

Austin Startup

Just don’t do reference checks ever until the term sheet has been issued and you’re almost ready to fund. A good CEO is likely a sales person by nature. Just as you look at deal flow as a funnel, a good CEO disqualifies and moves on. Founders are operating at hyper speed. We work 7 days a week.

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