Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Yet nearly any entrepreneur who has an idea that other people aren’t doing will tell you that it’s hard to get investors excited. I saw VCs doing crazy things in 2007-08 when I first entered the VC market – crazy prices, limited due diligence, large funding rounds. Investors are conformists by nature.

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

A different but related issue: Some former entrepreneur family offices like to talk about their hot hedge fund manager on the golf course. We did this again, overweighting emerging markets like Africa and EMEA (Middle East) in 2007 because they were cheap with high growth rates. Such individuals can become addicted to the chase.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

Altgate

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Raising Capital: 5 Reasons Convertible Debt Sucks HOT The Collapse of the VC Ecosystem & What It Will Look Like Post Recovery 10 Tips On Negotiating With VCs Dating…er…Fundraising Etiquette The Science & Art of Term Sheet Negotiation HOT How Liquidation Preferences Work HOT How Much Money Should I Raise?

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Term Sheet Technical Review Michigan Liquidation Preference 39

Altgate

JANUARY 5, 2009

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Layoffs In Venture Capital Be Glad You Are An Entrepreneur! ← Layoffs In Venture Capital Be Glad You Are An Entrepreneur! Tips: $75 Killver VC Pitch Deck Not much to learn here. Bookmark the permalink.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Detailed due diligence. The funds with sophisticated non-venture center outbound origination programs were almost all able to raise funds equal or larger than their preceding fund in the economically challenging period 2007-2010. They’re the entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of their respective disciplines. 10,000 [v].

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Coats says they each had spent more than a decade in venture investing at that time, and agreed that the process of funding new companies had become “way too time-consuming” for entrepreneurs and most VCs. We are literally getting hallelujahs from entrepreneurs for making the decision in record time,” Coats says. Connect with Xconomy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2010

So, trying carefully not to rain on his parade, I suggested to my friend that he complete the following analysis as due diligence on the idea before spending his life savings (and others) to roll out a solution: Few competitors. Tags: entrepreneur startup reality check great idea. Real customer need. No idea is worth that.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

businessname #business #entrepreneur #startup #name #compilation #instagram #ceoblognation #blog #newblog #blogpost #livetoday. After doing some due diligence, we decided to go with Honest Agency and we haven’t looked back since. In 2007 our agency started to service the Medicare market. Image Credit: Danielle Kunkle.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

It’s meant to be a bit provocative but the reality is that I give this advice to entrepreneurs all the the time and I usually leave the “e&# off of the end. I normally offer this advice in the capacity of really wanting to help entrepreneurs so please bear with me. The list goes on. Legacy deals have “hair.&#.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

First, the body of collaborative work on corporate governance best practices that I have developed since 1999 with other venture capitalists and professional service providers to the venture industry; and, second, the direct collaboration on venture capital that resulted from meeting Professor Mannie Manhong Liu in the summer of 2007 at the Symposium (..)

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Venture Capital China Technical Review Due Diligence 44

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2010

For context, I’ve made over 75 direct angel investments primarily in two time periods – 1994-1996 and 2006-2007. In the 2006-2007 phase this was $50k (although I broke this rule by occasionally doing $25k or $100k and in several cases, even more.) In 2006-2007 I allocated more (and did more).

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Keep a close eye on your competitors but also on your peer entrepreneurs in your town; they provide the context relevant to you. Self-Awareness will conclude this list for today.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. When you are an entrepreneur you kill for your dinner every day.

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Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

Altgate

MARCH 17, 2009

Raising Capital: 5 Reasons Convertible Debt Sucks HOT The Collapse of the VC Ecosystem & What It Will Look Like Post Recovery NEW 10 Tips On Negotiating With VCs NEW Dating…er…Fundraising Etiquette The Science & Art of Term Sheet Negotiation HOT How Liquidation Preferences Work HOT How Much Money Should I Raise?

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Term Sheet Due Diligence Liquidation Preference Dividend 28

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. One of the best things about being an entrepreneur is that there are no rules. One of the worst things about being an entrepreneur is that there are no rules. The lack of rules and structure causes many entrepreneurs to work incessantly. infoChachkie. Uncle Saul.

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Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

2 likes Jouko Ahvenainen 460 days ago I have been in all positions: look for a job from a start-up, entrepreneur in a start-up, and investor in a start-up. a “magazine rack&# of web articles. you big douche, no one cares. 1 like Television Spy 460 days ago Great questions to keep in mind. All Rights Reserved.

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Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business. Total amount raised fell from $7.5

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