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Startup CEO (OnlyOnce- the book!), Part III – Pre-Order Now

OnlyOnce

The book is part of the Startup Revolution series that Brad has been working on for a couple years now, including Do More (Even) Faster , Venture Deals , Startup Communities , and Startup Life (with two more to come, Startup Boards and Startup Metrics). Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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How to Stay in Control of Your Meetings

Both Sides of the Table

A find many board meetings highly unproductive in that they are often just a date in the calendar where management is set to update its investors and other board members of its performance over the past time period. Make sure you ask if there are any strategic concerns or topics they want to discuss at the board meeting.

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Never Been Easier to Become a VC. Never Been Harder to Stay One.

Hunter Walker

strategic investors (including corporates). traditional institutional LPs such as fund of funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds ( our investors ). The result has been many new managers, many new funds. Third fund is the B round – metrics, results. high net worth individuals. family offices.