Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency. You’ll hear this story in the video.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how secretive should I be about my idea? This includes investors, entrepreneurs, people who work in similar areas, friends, people on the street, the bartender, etc. (I Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. link] Nivi.

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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

It’s what life was like as an entrepreneur. But this is nothing like the stress of being an entrepreneur. What’s it really like being an entrepreneur? You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever. And so it goes again.

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Hippoland

MARCH 27, 2016

It suggests that entrepreneurs should go into an investor meeting with a deck and stand in front of the room and start presenting. Yet, too many entrepreneurs think that this is what they are supposed to do when they walk into an office on Sand Hill Road. Do you have experience in email?

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 28, 2014

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share our favorite video of successful entrepreneurs, investors or business leaders on a variety of topics. So you raise seed money to peel away the first two or three risks.” Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed'

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Let me tell you a few short hair-raising stories of entrepreneurs who have raised money and regretted it later. Here are some rules that entrepreneurs almost always ignore to their future peril. There’s a common expectation among entrepreneurs that seed money from family is great – letting close relatives in at the ground floor.

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readwrite.com

DECEMBER 3, 2012

For the past few years we’ve had people calling themselves “investors,” who have no experience investing, swanning around the Valley, slinging money at people calling themselves “entrepreneurs” who have never held an actual job, let alone run a company. The great lie of these last few years is that anyone can be a tech entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

This posting was inspired by an email from Rajat Suri who wrote me an email in response to Chris Dixon’s blog post (link below) from August, which recently re-ran on Business Insider and has generated much Twitter chatter. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. What gives?

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andrewchen.co

AUGUST 20, 2012

You can also subscribe by RSS or email below, and youll get updates when things start back up again. How long will the “seed stage bubble” last? My reasoning looks something like this: Right now, startups with strong teams can easily raise seed funding ($200-$1.5M Subscribe by email. Thanks, and enjoy!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

A friend of mine is a serial entrepreneur and is running a high-profile, early stage company in NorCal. We trade emails on the topic of entrepreneurship often. I raised $500k in seed money to start the company. The offer wasn’t FU money but it was enough to change my life forever. I believe this is wrong.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

The reality today is that capital is more available than ever and entrepreneurs have become more sophisticated, so founders are looking for more than just cash from their venture backers. You've seen how venture capital works from both sides--as an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist.

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Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 24, 2013

Here are a few business ideas for young entrepreneurs. #1 Who is better suited to do both than a young entrepreneur? Whether one kid does it all or several kids work together to deliver the goods, a greeting card business in these days of e-cards, text and emails will be especially valuable around the holidays. #15

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Rob Go

MARCH 20, 2013

Even Mailbox (which just got acquired by DropBox for likely a big number) I’m sure faced a trough of sorry when they shifted resources away from their original product (behind which their raised their seed round) and pursued what could have been yet another email client. The trough I’m sure happens even for every successful companies.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Email us or call +44 (0) 844 3579899 home about services blog labs Which language should my startup use? Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Company registered in England and Wales #5189175.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Unless that person is … you?

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Heres What That Led To Explosive Growth For Chinese And Indian Entrepreneurs. Heres What That Led To Explosive Growth For Chinese And Indian Entrepreneurs. Enter you email address and zip code to set up customized email alerts. Email Sent! You have successfully emailed the post. Entertainment. Advertising.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Essentially, we got here by entrepreneurs having too much of a good thing. The number of seed and angel investors has exploded in recent years, buoyed up by a number of factors. At each turn, these market changes were heralded as wonderful developments for entrepreneurs. A name like 500 Startups says it all.

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