1999 Advisory Board Cofounder Sales 
Up and Running
MAY 10, 2012
Ben Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, WeDidIt cofounders. Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. million in grants to emerging businesses since 1999.
Austin Startup
MARCH 31, 2019
When I started Coremetrics in 1999, Accel Partners wanted to invest in our Series A alongside Highland Capital Partners. But I learned later that I wasn’t as thorough as Scott Cook, the co-founder and initial CEO (now Chairman) of Intuit. The Advisory Board member confronted the investor Board members about this.
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Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
I discuss category creation with one of the co-authors of Play Bigger , Christopher Lochhead, in episode #232 of Legends and Losers if you would like to really delve into that (it is a very important topic). I’ve also, of course, been spending a lot of time talking about this with our rapidly growing sales team at data.world.
betashop.com
OCTOBER 8, 2012
I’ve been founding and helping run technology companies since 1999. Use them as a sounding board for corporate development issues. Advisory boards never amount to much. Co-locate as best possible but be willing to travel to remote offices to make multiple offices work. Fab.com Bradfords Blog Fab Feed.
David Teten
JANUARY 13, 2015
I’m speaking on a panel this afternoon on fundraising for minority founders at the Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project. Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. That sales process is harder when strangers are biased against people like you.
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