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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

If they back you in the full partner meeting and then later have to reveal your secrets to his/her partners you’ll not only lose the deal but you’ll lose a friend and contact (along with your reputation).

Technical Review 311

Technical Review Venture Capital Due Diligence Partner 311

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

So consider integrity on my personal list of attributes required to raise money from a reputable, early-stage VC. I’m proud to say that most early-stage VCs that I know really do care about making money ethically.

Technical Review 284

Technical Review Due Diligence Entrepreneur Early Stage 284

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AUGUST 26, 2010

I’d rather choose to be zen and maintain my public reputation. Not to mention that you gave in and the other party still thinks you’re an arsehole and probably talks badly about you in public. This also applies to internal company decisions.

Demand 340

Demand Equity Reputation Hosting 340

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

But my chips are in on uBeam and I’m not afraid to put my reputation on the line the same way entrepreneurs must each day. If anything I’d like to fund 5 more teams and projects this ambitious. And if one of them succeeds it would have been worth doing.

Technical Review 417

Technical Review South Korea San Francisco Software Review 417

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JULY 26, 2015

While all of this is going on you are trying to get customers to use your product, enterprises to sign contracts that don’t leave you with unlimited liabilities and landlords to take you in with limited deposits or guarantees.

Oauth 150

Oauth Software Review Technical Review IPO 150

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MARCH 22, 2012

I recognize that each time I ask I’m putting my reputation on the line. In 80% of the cases I will ask permission in advance. Where I don’t it’s usually because I’m highly certain of the relevant of the introduction.

Email 359

Email Portfolio Technical Review Aggregator 359

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MARCH 7, 2011

I’ll skip any extra traffic that might have generated for me to preserve my reputation of not spamming people inadvertently with comments. I’m interested in the topic of “reputation management&# as espoused by Honestly.com. Maybe commenting systems could sort by reputation? Yes, I hate anonymity.

Social Network 287

Social Network Reputation IP Audience 287

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JULY 23, 2014

Because this is all VCs do and if we intend to work with all of our fellow VCs and entrepreneurs when the rain ends and the sun shines again our reputations matter greatly. Why do VCs stick around and fix problems in a massively changing financial market?

Technical Review 398

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Reputation of firm? Picking a VC is hard. You don’t really have much to go on to decide who would make a good fit. Of partner? Deals done in your industry? It’s a bit of all of these.

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Some angel groups have a reputation for slow decision making processes and not enough value add. I can say that you should do your homework to find out the reputation. If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. And each town has their own group.

Silicon Valley 291

Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

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JANUARY 6, 2014

As with most of life, it’s more about whom you choose to work with, what their reputation is from others and how well you’ve vetted them more than an absolute need for control. I know there are bad investors who do bad things. There are just as many bad entrepreneurs who do bad things.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

You need to be the guardian of your own reputation. ” If you’re on the wrong side of this line you are risking the reputation of your company. My advice to startups – safeguard your users implicit actions religiously and with it you’ll be safeguarding your brand and reputation. Would they be angry?

Community 328

Community Warrant Reputation Web 328

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. If this isn’t you, we’d probably still have a look if you did something truly exception – probably at startup or tech firm.

Los Angeles 290

Los Angeles Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital 290

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JANUARY 21, 2010

I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. They have a stellar reputation and know how to work with the earliest of starts with entrepreneurs. I already mentioned DLA Piper. I know Mike Lincoln in Washington DC does. I worked with Sam Angus at Fenwick & West.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

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JULY 7, 2015

If you have 8 well known, high quality angels with impeccable reputations then be as transparent as you like. He argues that transparency is right morally (they took a risk) and to get better quality advice. I agree up to a point.

Cap Table 150

Cap Table Cofounder Silicon Valley Startup 150

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MAY 20, 2018

Possibly offend and entrepreneur leading to reputation risk amongst other entrepreneurs.

LP 189

LP Software Review Europe Founder 189

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APRIL 6, 2014

And they have a general sense of reputation. You can ask VCs, customers, competitors or somebody who had a similar job function in the same general community. CFOs often know the other CFOs and same for heads of sales, marketing, tech, etc. Having an accomplice. Another great technique is to have an accomplice make some of the tough calls.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Hiring Later Stage Employee 302

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JULY 22, 2010

I don’t feel that as a VC sneaking in nefarious terms into a term sheet that the entrepreneur doesn’t understand is a good way to build a long-term relationship nor to build a long-term reputation but this does happen and more frequently than we all would like.

Valuation 405

Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

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MARCH 11, 2014

They have a tremendous reputation both in LA and in the SF Bay Area for their tech chops. They produced algorithms and systems that helped to personalize the Internet so that you have a unique experience when you visit individual websites. When AOL came calling there was another interested technology company based in the Bay Area.

Los Angeles 318

Los Angeles Silicon Valley LP Warrant 318

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MARCH 14, 2013

And beyond eyeballs they also care about “journalistic integrity” (aka their reputation) so they want to be sure they’re not being gamed. Now of course there’s a lot more that goes into building a brand like the fact that the founders of Luma have long reputations in our industry and people respect them.

Campaign 389

Campaign Marketing Widget Analytics 389

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APRIL 14, 2010

Reputation – Equally, the investor might not be worried about squeezing out your existing VC, per se, but doesn’t want to develop a reputation as a VC with an edge. I wouldn’t work in this business long if I had a reputation for screwing over other investors to get a deal. Reputation. So what happens?

Venture Capital 289

Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Common Stock Dividend 289

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Now anybody can make an accusation and reputations will be ruined." Still, there are disappointing things that I still hear men saying when women aren't around.  —  @msuster 2/ Men say, "They're taking this too far.

Hiring 195

Hiring Lean Reputation Cloud 195

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NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I’m not saying that VC behavior is always impeccably honorable but the truth is that there are so few VCs and the reputational costs of bad behavior are now so high that becoming known as somebody who leaks confidential information can have immediate negative consequences.

SEC 352

SEC Venture Capital Early Stage Cofounder 352

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

especially if you have a reputation for actually following up. A great way to deal with the “detail merchant” is to say, “these are great questions, how about if I put in a pin in it and you and I huddle up post meeting and I can walk you through it details. These are great questions. I’m just concerned we may not get through the agenda.”

Distribution 173

Distribution Reputation Conversion Management 173

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MARCH 9, 2013

I believe in people who are willing to put their reputation on the line and willing to be wrong. .” They make tough decisions that they believe are in the best interests of the whole even when the collective consciousness of the whole doesn’t perceive it until much later. People who have a bias for action.

Burn Rate 413

Burn Rate Cofounder Dilution Valuation 413

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MAY 5, 2013

Often that is a good incentive because it keeps VCs from screwing people over since a bad reputation or bad working relationships could cost you deals in the future. And we think of it like a Prisoner’s Dilemma played in multiple games. Whatever I do now it going to affect my future deals. But in this case it works against the founders.

Down Round 302

Down Round Cram Down Valuation Reputation 302

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

By having reputable people from reputable businesses listed in case studies, on the website with quotes and/or willing to take phone calls makes all the difference in the purchasing decision. Why Buy Now?

Sales 319

Sales Sales Cycle Startup Reputation 319

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

He shut down his company gracefully and even thought it must have felt like a crap sandwich doing so I’ll bet his reputation is still solid with his backers. He has staked his reputation on a project to use the software of some shitty 2-year-old startup company because he believes! He had raised nearly $500,000 from investors.

Monaco 420

Monaco Cofounder Chicago Mexico 420

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

They are people who are persuasive (see point 3 below), who compile relevant facts and who are willing to put their reputations on the line to get a deal done. And frankly if you do get a term sheet one day these are the people you’ll be working with so the more you know them (and their reputation) the better.

Partner 308

Partner Term Sheet Sales Portfolio 308

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MAY 30, 2015

If a VC tried to do this to you on an early-stage deal they would get such a bad reputation that no other VCs or entrepreneurs would work with them. When that initial note converts in stead of $500,000 liquidation preference they would get $2.5 million liquidation preference in stead of a $500,000 or a whopping 5x liquidation preference.

Liquidation Preference 150

Liquidation Preference Ratchet Angel Investor Entrepreneur 150

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APRIL 27, 2013

If these people work for reputable firms and have the right industry knowledge they ought to be on your pitch list. Because you know they must already come back 1-2 times / year anyways. Plus, they know the local market better and therefore don’t have the uninformed biases of those that don’t. and say the following.

Kansas City 365

Kansas City San Diego Kansas Dallas 365

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APRIL 8, 2010

Why VC’s who have “dial out&# programs to early-stage startups damage their reputation. - . - Talked about the roles of partners, venture partners, associates and principals in a VC. - My blog and what it’s done for my deal flow. - and much more.

Venture Capital 232

Venture Capital IPO Valuation Deal Flow 232

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Nothing tarnishes your reputation more quick than being THAT person. You may be a morning person – you may not. But nothing gets noticed more than which employees constantly turn up late. Even if bosses say they don’t care – they do. The one always slipping in late. Get over yourself.

Employee 414

Employee Stock Reputation Management 414

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MARCH 28, 2010

Privately you all acknowledge that nobody believes in it yet we’re letting our leadership continue to invest our money and reputation on something we know is going to fail because it has no real basis. I sure wish more people would speak up.&# Obviously I got many laughs and applause. It also makes good business sense.

Framework 378

Framework Reputation Global Employee 378

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

You’ll just p**s people off and I guess you’re blogging to increase your reputation. This tactic is known as “link bait” and while it works for Business Insider it won’t work for you. Don’t try it at home. Then there is the other side of the coin.

Social Media 326

Social Media Curation Viral Media 326

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JULY 13, 2013

You worry about all of your staff, you worry about their reputations, you worry about your own reputation, you worry about the people who gave you money, you worry about the customers who entrusted you. And I don’t take that lightly, like you have knots in your stomach on a constant basis.

Cofounder 337

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Startup San Diego 337

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APRIL 11, 2011

Keep in mind that when somebody hits “share&# they are putting their reputation on the line by sharing it with friends. If the title of your post (or the content itself) is something that is likely to make the sharer feel embarrassed for sharing it then it certainly won’t go viral.

Viral 354

Viral Video RSS Audio 354