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The Equity Kicker
AUGUST 20, 2014
I’m reproducing in full here because it’s a great explanation of our solo-founder hypothesis and how we work more generally. Are you a solo founder with an idea? Snaptrip started as an idea, an excel spreadsheet and a passionate founder called Matt. THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN FOUNDER AND TEAM. HOW IT STARTED.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. Not FU money, but “feed the family&# money. It’s that simple. I believe this is wrong.
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Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
And we did, until the internet came on the scene a couple of years later and left us holding our floppy disks in our hands. When we first got started, it was just the two of us,” says David. “I David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. David’s advice.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. So, let’s start with the basics.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series about Raising Venture Capital. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. I would say the same thing about True Ventures. And how about Andreessen Horowitz ?
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2010
I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders who have the whole package or as much of it as possible. A caller dialed in to ask us questions about his startup. Few people have it. I finally called bullshit.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 31, 2019
I caught up with him recently to talk about venture capital from both sides of the equation, investing for the long-term, missed opportunities, and how he gets good ideas. ** Let's start with something basic. I’ve seen many founders not fully grasp how the venture capital business works and what incentives investors have.
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