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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #16: The importance of reference checking

Austin Startup

I reminded them that it is all about which partner you get at the reputable firms he was targeting. they are ultimately service firms and the partner that sponsors you and joins your Board really matters. When I started Coremetrics in 1999, Accel Partners wanted to invest in our Series A alongside Highland Capital Partners.

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

SoCal CTO

Status / reputation. Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital. Advisory Board. Why You Should Write. Your service: the game. People want status. It's human nature," he writes. Gifting and reciprocation. Kanye West.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #14: Selling to the “Cool Kids”

Austin Startup

As I’ve helped entrepreneurs find their own product-market fit and connected them to potential clients, investors, and Advisory Board members, I’ve spent a lot of time telling them about the “cool kids”. In The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #10 , I cover the most proven way to hire well?—?it it isn’t easy.