Dream It
AUGUST 29, 2019
At the seed stage, talking about exit strategy always seems a bit premature, even presumptuous. But this topic is always in the back of mind for VCs and other investors, so it’s important to formulate a plan around the topic, even if those exit strategies might change as you grow your startup. Take Google as an example.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2014
Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. Will our strategy change now that we have 40% more capital? .
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This is going to be BIG.
MAY 13, 2015
We stayed in touch and reconnected around a blog post that I wrote in 2012 on falling in love with the problem and not getting attached to the solution. I first met Ben on January 29th, 2011 at an SLP mentoring session. He was working on Village Vines, which became Savored.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2014
In 2012 Upfront Ventures raised its 4th venture capital fund – this one was $200 million. We started investing the fund in April 2012 and by early 2013 had closed our fund to new investors. Here Cincinnati was really creative to its approach to attracting more venture capital to the region – including this author.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
MAY 15, 2024
Don’t miss our previous posts on How to Protect Your Mental Health When Starting a Business and 5 Strategies To Change Your Inner Dialogue From Critic to Advocate and 3 Steps to Safeguard Your Mental Health and Become a Better, More Effective Leader. Sounds luxurious, doesn’t it? Here’s what does work for entrepreneurs.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 20, 2014
If you want to build a strong online video business it almost certainly must make YouTube an important part of the strategy. I was arguing that I believe in this strategy on the Internet as any disciple of The Innovator’s Dilemma will tell you. The Internet works best on Deflationary Economics. So Why MiTú?
Entrepreneurs' Organization
MARCH 2, 2020
Their competitors took advantage—and Kodak went bankrupt in 2012. Fortunately, recent research in cognitive neuroscience has identified strategies help you know when you’re falling into cognitive biases , as well as ways to defeat these dangerous judgment errors in your professional life. It’s not a mystery or an innate gift.
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