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

Both Sides of the Table

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. That way when my partners in are in …. there is a reason for us to re-engage because they never met that partner before. What do I do now?

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5 Tips for Raising a Venture Round

ReadWriteStart

If you're earlier in the process, a small angel round or partnering with an accelerator may be the best approach. Next if you are going to raise a round, find one or two partners to do it with. You have a business to run and more importantly don't forget one of the first principals of any sales process "time kills deals".

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Beware of Premature Merge Elation

Both Sides of the Table

My recommendation to our lead partner looking at the deal, “Pass. If they raise a bunch of capital little ole you isn’t going to be around to have your option pool topped up. It is best not to buy your competitors – they’ll always want an unreasonable price and think of the sale as failure.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays.

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5 Tips for Raising a Venture Round

www.readwriteweb.com

If you're early in the investment process, a small angel round or partnering with an accelerator may be the best approach. Next, if you are going to raise a round, find one or two partners to do it with. You have a business to run and more importantly don't forget one of the first principals of any sales process: "time kills deals".

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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What to expect before accepting the offer to become Engineer #1 at a startup

The Next Web

Startup employees are granted common shares out of something called an option pool. It is typical for employees to vest their options over four years with a one year cliff, which means a new hire must stay on the company for at least one year to see any shares. What’s everyone else getting? How much do they cough up?

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