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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

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Xconomy San Diego. Q&A: Group Commerce Plans Hires, European Growth with $21M Funding. San Diego ›. View More in San Diego ›. San Francisco ›. View More in San Francisco ›. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. San Diego Events ›.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. I did programming for the career center at UC San Diego, trying to build programs for the career center.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. We made changes and Greg was a gentleman throughout the process rather than berating us for our performance (it was our first partners’ meeting).

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego). It’s interesting that the question is pitch deck’s being obsolete versus business plans being obsolete. So very few investors want Business Plans any more. Or, as always, summary notes available below.

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Burnout Can Lead To Startup Failure ? Here Are 4 Actionable Ways To Avoid It

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Many startups end up closing their doors shortly after opening – simply because owners are not able to handle everything that it takes to start a successful business. The best way to avoid this problem is to design a sustainable, healthy business plan from the start. Outsource Without Sacrificing Quality.

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The Big Secret to Raising Venture Capital

Growthink Blog

At the time, Tom was a partner at Enterprise Partners Venture Capital in San Diego. He said that going forward, Enterprise Partners would wait at least six months before funding any new company they met. Remember that people invest in, buy from, and partner with other people. The rationale was solid.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Small Business

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Who do you intend to serve with your business? You can enlist help to name your business if you are struggling. Business Plan. It would be best if you had a well-laid business plan for your new venture. A good business plan answers several questions about what your business aims to achieve.