Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

It’s meant to be a bit provocative but the reality is that I give this advice to entrepreneurs all the the time and I usually leave the “e&# off of the end. I normally offer this advice in the capacity of really wanting to help entrepreneurs so please bear with me. It is 2010. This doesn’t suit anybody.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5 What is ideal board structure? For a company that raises a seed round of capital a three person board that includes the CEO, Investor, and an Independent member is fine. How to run a board meeting?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

They should heed the age old advice that raising slightly more money while you can is always better than trying to optimize future valuations. Bu when you start to worry that the world is ending (as it seemed it was in late 2008 / early 2009) you tend to get worried about large burn rates. I only had one board with this problem.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

My own firm was involved with the sale of our portfolio company BillMeLater (an online credit company – think PayPal but for credit) to eBay for $1 billion in October 2008. didn’t buy the company but having them on board as serious potential buyer helped our ultimate sale. Ultimately Yahoo!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Klarna is apparently the first European board for legendary Sequoia partner, Michael Moritz. 7mm in Series C; last round was in 2008; total $24mm raised – Investor: Bessemer (Byron Deeter)(lead); previous investor included Index Ventures, did not participate – Read more: TechCrunch , peHUB. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I started my second company while retaining a board seat at my first company. Exercise hadn’t been enough of a priority in 2008-09. Tags: Start-up Advice Startup Advice. We hired a new executive management team that had to be stormed, normed and performed. But now I’m nearly 42. This time it’s for real.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. He was raising money initially in the worst market in a decade (we met in 2008), he’s in his mid-40′s, is doing a mom’s site (he has no kids) and he has a JewFro.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 23, 2014

In 2008 Eric co-founded his own startup, RockMelt, and ran the company as CEO until its acquisition by Yahoo last year. It also allows us to recruit the best possible partner candidates, like Eric Vishria, early in their careers and allow them to dedicate many years to refining their craft as venture investors and board members.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When you communicate with each other openly and honestly, people respect that and get on board with your mission. What is your advice for entrepreneurs to achieve such longevity? My advice for longevity is to always stay tuned to your values. One of those values is communication.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

A standard entrepreneur retort I heard back then (2008-09) was “I don’t know what my company is worth now. They often don’t have board seats attached to them. By doing a convertible note we can delay the discussion until we figure out how big this is going to be.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

2008 and 2000), not only have we seen outstanding companies being formed, we’ve also witnessed great venture firm performance during these windows,” he said. Plus, they were gracious enough to share some of the advice they’re giving to their portfolio companies. What advice are you giving to your portfolio companies?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Fast-forward to today: Against the backdrop of inflation, the stock market in 2022 saw its worst drop since 2008, and companies are laying people off while tightening their purse strings. During a recent board meeting at a startup, our eyes widened when we saw their paid CAC had dropped to the single digits.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 23, 2017

We elevated the business value to new heights in 2008 and yet I was powerless to stop the carnage as it plummeted to earth a few years later due to errant decision making. Whitaker is co-founder and board member of RevTech Accelerator, a leading venture accelerator seed fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 16, 2010

The meeting was set for Wednesday, May 8th 2008 at 11am. But when you have a board meeting that has 5 people there or when you’ve scheduled a meeting with 3 or 4 companies. Board meetings do get rescheduled but when they do it’s best to do it as far in advance as possible.

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Berkonomics

JULY 8, 2021

The organization, like Vistage, manages roundtables of CEOs meeting monthly in small groups, where they discuss their mutual challenges and help solve each other’s complex problems, acting as an informal board of advisors. I contribute my two cents of advice, as do the others in the group. How do roundtables operate?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

It’s like adding rocket fuel to space ship before you’re sure that it’s pointing in the right direction for take off (or even if all of the people on board are qualified to take this into outer space). Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Y Combinator

MAY 30, 2024

"When the iPhone came out in 2008, that was the true end of my physics career." " When the iPhone came out in 2008, that was the true end of my physics career. ” And it was all over, because he loves white boarding. Honestly, it’s that there’s very little [universally] applicable advice.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? As an i2E Board member for almost a decade, what has been your favorite i2E accomplishment?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. Thirst Trap Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) The US 10-year treasury yield is in yellow, and the size of the Fed’s balance sheet is in white from 2008 to 2022.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

So we’d love your thoughts on maybe just advice for companies rebuilding their partnership orgs or they’re developing their sophistication on the ELG front. In 2008, I started a business called RJMetrics, which was basically the first SaaS analytics platform. What did you see being on the front lines of this?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 20, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) (Any Government bond yields will fall across the board for a few reasons. Winter is over in North Asia.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. You will see in societies, people will just put a board outside of their house and start selling products. You have to go back to the drawing board and understand, why are people calling me, right? It’s not just us, this is 2008 to 2012.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2014

The organization, like Vistage, manages roundtables of CEOs meeting monthly in small groups, where they discuss their mutual challenges and help solve each other’s complex problems, acting as an informal board of advisors. I contribute my two cents of advice, as do the others in the group.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. Every company is different so it’s hard to listen to advice from the uber-successful fund raisers. So they go out of their way to offer advice and introductions.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. It was September 2008. He pinged me for advice. Why is that? Yesterday was a Monday. The market had tanked.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. Words that might sound innocuous to the masses are sweet nothings to the Wall Street Journal editorial board.

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