Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. ” I highly recommend reading it. I love how transparently Danielle lives her startup (& encourages other to join in) because it provides much needed transparency to other startups. Danielle goes through some commentary from Bill Gurley, Fred Wilson and Marc Andreessen about burn rate and then goes on to discuss her own burn rate and others publicly weigh in.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'The last 2 weeks were notable for the world’s two most populous countries. If there was any doubt that the 21st century will be “The Asian Century” Jack Ma and Narendra Modi, an unlikely pair, lay those doubts to rest. On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange.

India 85

India China Technical Review Africa 85

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'By all measures the past year has been successful. Teams that I’ve backed have sold their companies to Disney, Apple and AOL for substantive amounts of money. Founders have done very well, our fund has done well. Exhibit: Champagne and celebrations. But the truth is that selling a company doesn’t always feel like a celebration as a VC. Not being a baby about it – my job is to return money to LPs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'Starting and running a company is a team effort. Yes, it takes a leader (entrepreneur), but you can’t do it alone, without a team. Maybe only you and a co-founder comprise the team at first, to provide key skills, back you up, and test your ideas. As the startup grows, the team has to be able to really push you in making growth decisions, rather than you pulling them along.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

Startup

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The last 2 weeks were notable for the world’s two most populous countries. If there was any doubt that the 21st century will be “The Asian Century” Jack Ma and Narendra Modi, an unlikely pair, lay those doubts to rest. On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange.

India 40

India China Africa Government 40

Gust

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'Crossroads: Success or Failure by StockMonkeys.com, on Flickr. Your startup is gone, it’s never coming back, and you are in mourning. An entrepreneur whose business fails grieves similarly to anyone who has lost a loved one. The pain of losing a business is not only about a significant loss of income, but can send your entire identity into turmoil.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'Webinar Invitation Tech. Exit Trends in Today''s Hot Markets Monday, September 29th %%FIRST NAME%%, read more.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball

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The Startup Toolkit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'As a founder, you get a pile of money in one of four ways: You generate profits and keep some (dividends). The company becomes valuable and someone buys the whole thing (acquisition). It gets very big and very valuable and you go public (IPO). An investor buys some of your shares directly from you, generally as a small part of a larger funding round (taking money off the table).

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Street Smart Product Manager

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'Many of my product help calls are from folks frustrated with being able to pursue a new product in an existing company. They complain about how it’s difficult to secure resources and garner internal stakeholder buy-in. If you find yourself in this position, congratulations! As painful and frustrating as it is, many successful product people I’ve met have […].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

'Every so often a really smart person, someone whose opinion you respect and intellect you admire will give you a piece of advice or some feedback. What do you do? You listen to them closely and carefully and, typically, you follow that advice or accept that feedback. The general rule for entrepreneurs especially is that, when looking for advice, you take the advice.

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Street Smart Product Manager

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Many of my product help calls are from folks frustrated with being able to pursue a new product in an existing company. They complain about how difficult it is to secure resources and garner internal stakeholder buy-in. If you find yourself in this position, congratulations! As painful and frustrating as it is, many successful product people I’ve … Continue reading Using Customer Development To Create The Business Case For Your New Product.

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