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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Second – don’t send unsolicited emails to VCs.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

I sent out a few emails to mentors of mine who had been VCs in the 1980s. The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. This isn’t correct either. A good example is Symantec.

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My Big Plans For 2011 (Plus What You Need To Focus On Next Year)

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I use my calendar for both personal and work related appointments, so you will find anything from a reminder to send an email to promote a certain product, a group or private coaching call, a scheduled interview, my plans for the weekend, coffee shop meetings with friends or a date with a lucky lady. That’s about to change.

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5 Critical Tips to Reduce Your Business Taxes This Year [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

We’ve got your email addresses, and we will go ahead and field some of those questions and send out an email with the recorded webinar, as well as with some answers and maybe link some resources after this webinar. But it’s one of the most highly-audited areas of the Internal Revenue. White and Associates.

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My Top 10 Methods To Make Money Online

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Although challenging at times to find sponsors, I was quickly able to bring in several hundred dollars per month in advertising revenue by directly approaching online companies who I considered good targets for my readership. I emailed them and asked if they would like to pay a monthly fee to place a banner on my site.

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Fixing Tech – A Manifesto from a Raving Capitalist

Start Up Blog

So here it is: for all the privacy invasions, security risks and and fundamental changes in our personal and domestic domains, this is what these companies* generate in revenue: Google – about $150 a year per person. Both income taxes and capital gains taxes. Facebook – about $80 a year per person. Ingredients.

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Perfecting a More Digital Union: Ro Khanna’s Dignity In A Digital Age

Reid Hoffman

In a third, he suggests offering a capital gains tax credit to institutions that invest in nontraditional, Black- and Brown-run firms or those led by women. ” In other words, when he sees Big Tech platforms eliminating jobs, he wants to penalize them.