The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

So, our pathway to the right stakeholders has really been through our Customer Engagement Framework. David : One of our main challenges, due to lockdown, has been not having those face-to-face meetings (with both customers and investors) – which are so much more effective. But we’re learning to adapt!

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

I think the other thing that sort of made me jump pretty early on the testing is we had been setting up this clinical trial with a partner for probably about six months, with a collaborator who had typically been incredibly responsive and would jump on the phone at a moment's notice. Eric Ries : So, what was the investor reaction like?

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 10, 2022

and we also had a great relationship with the partner. I can’t say we have major regrets here though — Susa has been a great partner. The needs of the lead investor for ownership? A round that is most accommodating for the existing investors while allowing you to get new people involved?

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. Investors see a lot of pitches. In a single year, the classic general partner in a venture firm is exposed to around 5,000 pitches; decides to look more closely at 600 to 800 of them; and ends up doing between 0 and 2 deals.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 4, 2015

With Homebrew we’re focused on being ‘partners of conviction’ to founders during the first few years of their companies. Heading into Homebrew II, Satya and I are still discussing our framework for evaluating these opportunities. What are the risks of seed funds participating in these Straight to As?

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