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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. But here’s the magic few people ever talk about … We’ve created more than $1.5 billion in value to Upfront from just 6 deals that WERE NOT immediately up and to the right. And we’re patient.

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5 Popular eCommerce Trends That Might Be Costing You Conversions

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What if they were holding back your conversion rate? To help you fix these leaks in your conversions, I’ve listed some eCommerce trends that might be a liability to your website. And probably lost conversions too. Build.com added icons to their product categories and their conversions plummeted. Bad user experience.

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How Much Should You Raise in Your VC Round? And What is a VC Looking at in Your Model?

Both Sides of the Table

There’s a quick litmus-test conversation any early-stage VC will have with the founder and it’s one that you should be as prepared for as your elevator pitch. Conversely many VCs believe that constraining cash can often lead to increases in creative solutions at a startup. Founder: “$8–10 million” VC: “What’s your current burn rate?”

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

I also had to negotiate a follow-on round at a portfolio company because new investors were trying to force a bit option-pool top-up that would dilute the founders and existing shareholders and existing investors were fighting over prorata rights. Some were interesting, some weren’t. Remind Me Why I Love You?

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The Pros and Cons of Rando Rich People Investing in Your Startup

This is going to be BIG.

This way, you don’t need to worry that I’m trying to vote you out of the CEO role, but we’re both clear that if important conversations are going to be had, I want to be in the room. That’s why I normally ask for a Board Observer seat. Plus, we agree that we should have this type of meeting and try to make it productive for all parties.

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6 Motivations That Lead To Key Market Transformations

Startup Professionals Musings

They fundamentally become value seekers; they look for value in every experience, in every conversation. Overcoming execution obstacles is combating dilution, not compromising, for these innovators. This discovery mindset searching for new questions drives real innovators away from more of the same.

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What Do Boards Actually Do?

Both Sides of the Table

was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Boards are not appointed to be founder-friendly lapdogs for the 1–3 founders who start companies and usually own the largest equity positions in the company.

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