2004 advice VC 
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MAY 5, 2023
I know it’s a bit of a cliche that VCs say they like to be helpful, but I really do think of this as a service job—not one that’s purely about asset allocation. To think, I almost didn’t take that 2004 meeting because it was a NYC-based fund. It hasn’t always been as rewarding as it could be, however.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series “ Start Up Advice &# but I’d really like to call this post, “VC Advice.&#. We exchanged ideas when I was an entrepreneur along side him in NorCal in 05-07 and my point-of-view on founder / VC relationships hasn’t shifted even 1% since I went to the dark side.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 3, 2011
As many of you know I run a weekly webcast called This Week in VC that’s getting between 25-35,000 weekly views across ThisWeekIn.com, YouTube & mostly iTunes. Why did you raise VC from Polaris & how have they been to work with? Advice, coaching, intros? Yesterday’s show floored me. It changed everything.
TechCrunch
MARCH 6, 2023
Serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor Vinod Khosla has some strong, contrarian advice for the venture capital industry: don’t sit on your founders’ boards. Khosla has a history of criticizing some of the mainstream wisdom by VCs. The advice comes at a reflective time for the industry. Vinod Khosla’s advice for top VCs?
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NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Our first big institutional round of VC was $16.5 I learned everything I know about startups in these lean years: 2001-2004. Tags: Startup Advice. I had come from a world where I was nearly a partner at Accenture before starting my first company. I was used to being allowed to fly business class and staying at nice hotels.
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APRIL 13, 2011
In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. Deal evaluations the Foundry way, which continues into a great discussion about VC decision-making processes. “So RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I Human Computer Interaction. Protocol Digital Life. Distribution. Adhesive (new – Glue for Adtech).
TechCrunch
JULY 27, 2021
in 2004 before falling sharply due to the economic recession of 2007-2009. Sequoia Capital led the round and was joined by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation venture investment arm Arrive, Will Smith’s Dreamers VC and existing investor Signia Venture Partners. We also feel it when they call and ask for advice and even try to beat their deadlines.”.
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