Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. That role as sparring partner can be useful if for nothing else than to test your resolve. What Rob wrote in his post is right. Sometimes we fight.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 12, 2014
It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. It’s just like my book example.
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 28, 2012
Kind of like a law firm (or VC firm) with four partners but shortened to just two, people dropped off his second two words. Try to think about how leveraging the web will do the following: Create a differentiated product versus your mobile-only competitors. People forgot that Fred also wrote “Web Second.”
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 29, 2017
A huge thank you to all of the Limited Partners who have entrusted us with your capital, time and reputations. Upfront’s Base As you probably know we are based in Santa Monica and as my partner Greg Bettinelli coined, we’re #LongLA. We’ll invest in about 15 new companies every year or just over 2 per partner.
mashable.com
OCTOBER 11, 2011
” Be sure to differentiate your company from ones that the journalist has already covered, however. In fact, an interesting study, infographic or other data sometimes warrants its own pitch. Global Syndication Partners. Offer Up Unique Data. When pitching, include data and numbers that support your ideas when possible.
Up and Running
JUNE 15, 2017
There were some common design trends in olive oil packaging the company wanted to differentiate from. Are they good enough to warrant it? This is a professional who will, quite possibly, become your long-term partner—get to know them a little better. Packaging case study: Enios, a Greek olive oil.
David Teten
JANUARY 13, 2015
Next, I would push ‘anti-pattern’ entrepreneurs to remove the convenient (and often true) excuses for not warranting investment. That point of differentiation is a plus not a minus, because it means that he has access to networks you don’t. Don recommends: Don’t just do startups “for us”.
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