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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. The things that always differentiated Accenture? Ameet said, “Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, just wait for the next downturn.&#.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

million and you’re an early stage business this is probably a fair deal. I think many entrepreneurs under-estimate the benefit that capital early helps in being able to produce product and differentiate yourself in a nascent marketplace. They get the PR bump. So if you can take 27% dilution for $1.5

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JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And trust me, if you’re early stage you DO want to meet Bryce. He’s awesome for early-stage entrepreneurs. Meet early. So make sure you have a solid PR strategy. Not so much.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I lived through this again September 2001. I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days. But I sometime see people get bogged down in PR releases, cancelation clauses, minimum guarantees, whatever. I lived through this again September 2001. We hit sub 2 weeks.

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