Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

. × At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their pitch decks.

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View from Seed

MAY 31, 2023

A couple of years later, as reported by the Harvard Business Review in 2011 , a survey of ~500 entrepreneurs in the UK found that serial founders frequently refrain from learning from their failures to minimize the psychological impact. Do not conflate your identity with the failure of your business.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2010

If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due diligence process. Make sure the Business Plan and all related documents are current, synchronized, and in the hands of every key employee. Personnel situation is stable.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. Many of us had experiences of asking entrepreneurs, “Why are none of our candidates women?”

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

It’s hard to describe in words the palpable energy when a room is this packed full of incredible female entrepreneurs at the Women in Tech Summit at Capital Factory. On October 4th, five technology startup finalists will pitch to a panel of advisors and judges made up of successful investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Investors of all types and stages, startup founders and employees, and tech media are all counted among them.). Featured posts in CrunchBase Daily , StrictlyVC , and Dan Primack’s Term Sheet
. But it wasn’t always such a hit—they had to start somewhere and build with intent to attract subscribers en masse , after all.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Generally speaking, as investors and entrepreneurs, you want to go after ideas where, if you succeed, it transforms an industry or even the world. So I got the license to put a term sheet down, and we made the investment. Part of the entrepreneurship game is deciding what league to play in. I think David’s wrong.”.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

As I discussed last week in the Greymatter podcast with my friend and Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh , I believe that a knowledge of philosophy is actually a great asset for entrepreneurs. To say categorically that MBA equals “not entrepreneur” is a foolish assumption, just like saying Masters in Philosophy equals “not entrepreneur.”

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

As I discussed last week in the Greymatter podcast with my friend and Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh , I believe that a knowledge of philosophy is actually a great asset for entrepreneurs. To say categorically that MBA equals “not entrepreneur” is a foolish assumption, just like saying Masters in Philosophy equals “not entrepreneur.”

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management.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 7, 2012

Why many entrepreneurs come across as jerks August 7, 2012: 10:57 AM ET. Despite the assumption that entrepreneurs act like arrogant babies, most exceptional leaders tend to balance their convictions with a healthy dose of humility. MORE: When you are a beloved employees replacement. Term Sheet. Business School.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

We literally started just as we got our first term sheet for investment on the day that we graduated from business school in June of 2006. And it was actually the same time that Kristen was giving birth to her first baby, literally the same day that we received the term sheet and graduated from business school.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

At an accelerator … Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0). Series Seed Term Sheet. It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. Please note, these are the latest versions of the Series Seed Documents. 

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Number of employees? You’ll see a Term Sheet, Stock Purchase Agreement, Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Investors’ Rights Agreement, Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement and a Voting Agreement. serial entrepreneur. Business Model: List all the parts of your business model. A “hot” market.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He's been with the firm since its inception in 2009 and has overseen its rapid growth, from three employees to 150+ and from $300 million in assets under management to more than $10 billion. You've seen how venture capital works from both sides--as an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

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.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Lucky for you, time-strapped entrepreneur, weve gathered some tips from the pros to help you avoid some of the most common, game-ending mistakes committed by young startups. At a small company, employees need to wear many hats, and they need to be prepared to wear many hats. As an entrepreneur, theres a lot going on.

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chrischandler.name

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Equity to a developer works the same way, except it’s often approached as hiring an employee instead of bringing on an investor. Be prepared with your business plan, term sheet, and probably a beer. Starting a business is no small feat and you will certainly need all the help you can get to bring your idea to life.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re currently evaluating about 20 companies a month and issuing term sheets to 25% of them; those that fit our investment criteria. The mode purpose for funding is (in order of frequency) Sales, Marketing, Market Expansion, Product Development, and Hiring Employees. The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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David Teten

JULY 20, 2011

Ten Tips for Entrepreneurs when Working with Lawyers. One of the biggest sources of friction between entrepreneurs and their attorneys comes from a lack of clarity surrounding billing expectations. I recently worked on the sale of a company by an entrepreneur. Following is his counsel, with some edits from me. by Ed Reitler.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2021

The challenge will occur on May 21 at Houston Tech Rodeo in partnership with Houston Exponential and will feature five technology startup finalists from greater Houston that will be evaluated by a panel of successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. One will walk away with a $50,000 investment! Application deadline is April 26.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Other investors are using Trello , Basecamp , and Monday for making sure that everyone at the firm knows one anothers’ long-term OKRs and short-term projects. Point Nine Capital uses 15Five for continuous employee feedback. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. 2) Market .

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2010

A lot of entrepreneurs think that their startup is the next big thing when in reality they’re just building a small business. Staring at us in the board meeting were three term-sheets from brand name VC’s and an unexpected buy-out offer from Google. The word entrepreneur covers a lot of ground. Make no little plans.

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Up and Running

MARCH 29, 2017

I knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur long before I could even spell entrepreneur. I’d always been an entrepreneur, so having my first taste of a full-time job was something I was both happy to do and gave me a great sense of what that “other life” would look like. See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

Department Mission Statements – What am I Supposed to Do Today It wasn’t that we somehow had inherited dumb employees. The idea of intention is that if employees understand the thinking behind the mission, they can work collaboratively to achieve it. Titles are not the same as what your job is. This is a big idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2018

Many entrepreneurs let the early rejections get to them and it’s normal because when you hear “no” you think “what’s wrong with me!?” When you finally get a term sheet you get three. When a VC submits a term sheet all of those angels & seed funds who wanted to fund you “once you got a lead” are your new best friends.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

Yet a critical mistake I see many entrepreneurs make is that they hand over too much control to their third-parties. Lawyers : So you got your big term sheet signed and you’re now in the drafting. You thought it was going to be as easy as just having term sheet transferred to a longer form document.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. CEO on front cover of Entrepreneur magazine. For any company interested in applying please visit the website. For the past 2.5

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. Objectively. Him: Not so good. Me: I know.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 11, 2014

He was an interesting guy and I watched him throughout a bunch of interesting projects, like a complete open source business where all the employees got to make the decisions. I''m proud of the whole team at Backupify and have been really impressed with Rob''s ability to grow and learn as an entrepreneur over time.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

There is a possibility that Amex may explore acquisitions within the Amex Ventures portfolio, but those discussions will be on market terms similar to those with other potential acquirers.”. Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors. Corporate VC networks extend beyond their own parent companies.

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Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

If we think you may be cutting a sizable check and joining the board, we are evaluating you as a potential employee of our company. If you have some common friends, feel free to ask around about them, but if you want to talk to former employees, colleagues or other investors, don’t until you are fully committed.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. BambooHR - Employee Records, Benefit Information, Payroll Data, etc. WSGR Term Sheet Generator. Orrick, Herrington Term Sheet Generator. Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet â??

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