Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. We hired OSHA regulatory lawyers. We hired IP specialists to review prior art. She connected me with Andreessen’s due diligence team who were surprisingly open with all the technical analysis they had done.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 29, 2010
GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. But every time I do recruiting I get so many applicants that don’t come close to the spec that I feel I have to put up at least some filters to avoid people unlikely to be hired from putting in too much work.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. We hired outside experts. I have witnessed it working. I did not lose my hearing. It is safe.
Version One Ventures
JUNE 3, 2013
So it is time to get some help to manage the fund and I am excited to announce that Version One is hiring an analyst. Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments (interviewing customers/users, testing products and services, and/or financial modeling). The post We’re hiring an analyst!
Scott Edward Walker
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
And please don’t tell us to hire a lawyer.) There are three deadly mistakes that relate to intellectual property (IP) ownership, all of which usually surface when the investors conduct their due-diligence investigation: 1. Assuming we mess something up, are there any mistakes that can’t be fixed down the road? IP Ownership.
rapidrollout.wordpress.com
JANUARY 15, 2011
He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&# Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. And why would you hire a technology guy who launched a failed startup?
SoCal CTO
JULY 23, 2012
I also recognize that while I am the first technologist on the team, I will not by any means be the last and I'm hoping that subsequent hires will be people I consider brighter and more talented than myself. When will key hires come on? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners?
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