Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

The develop so much conviction that they can solve it that they do the most difficult thing one can do with one’s ego. We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

If you’ve done a good job in the sales process you’ve already written out a needs document in which your wrote out what you believe the customer problems are with specific examples. In an early-stage business where your product is less developed the business case might be higher level. Startup Advice'

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I have attention deficit disorder, it is a real condition , I have been diagnosed including having radioactive isotopes through my brain to map my development and yet I’m a leader, I have accomplished much, I did well in school and went on to earn a master’s degree and I can actually concentrate when I want to.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Two Sigma is a technology and finance company in Soho filled with incredibly bright engineers and developers, so I’m really excited about leveraging that partnership in a number of cool ways. That product isn't money--it's their time, attention, sound advice and network.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

We developed this at our first company and called it PUCCKA – the overall methodology is described here. Startup Advice' This is final part of a series that describes a sales methodology for technology companies or frankly many other types of companies, too. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

As with any movement, there comes a day when grand visions need to either remain that, or be executed on so that they may evolve to the next stage of development and maturation. What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. What success looks like in this three-year pilot.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I think his advice is this op-ed is bananas. I have even had to get physical security advice from some of the crazy. It was a sufficient barrier and we developed social graces. Finally, if I answered every email I’d never have time to point out how mindless Adam’s advice was. No, it’s not fun. Why does this happen?

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 11, 2020

With the launch of YC’s list of startups hiring for fall 2020 interns , I’ve been getting a lot of requests for advice from students about their upcoming fall plans. “Wrote Perl scripts to integrate SQL database with search engine SDK and indexed 10K pages of internal Markdown documentation.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. My advice: don’t. At your stage of development do you really think a shit-hot VP Sales is going to join you to head up sales? I was able to hire the former European head of sales for the largest document management player in the world. Your solution?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC “ There’s a great meme developing this morning on the need to simplify funding terms and documents. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice. That prompted Fred Wilson’s blog post appealing to the industry to make these simplified term sheets standard.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

“Most of the technical content published misses the mark with developers. I think we can all do a better job,” author and developer marketing expert Adam DuVander says. DuVander was recommended to us by Karl Hughes, the CEO of Draft.dev, which specializes in content production for developer-focused companies.

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Gust

MAY 14, 2014

All investments by angels (and everyone else) in a company are made according to detailed legal documents that specify everything about the relationship among the various parties, the terms of the value exchange and the various rights and responsibilities of everyone involved.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. But so can men. No one is perfect.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

So investing $3-5 million in a company and taking a year to 18 months to see how it develops before adding more fuel can often be the right course of action. It was also used as a project management tool & document storage system for the largest private bank in Europe who even stored images of their bank vaults on our servers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. Fintech Takes : Bi-weekly newsletter by Alex Johnson, a former credit expert who quit his job to document the future of fintech. “IP is important to us.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We developed a friendship as part of our Board service and a recent blog post of his made me think I wanted to learn a bit more about his Instacart experience. What advice do you have for people in fast-growing companies about being a team-player but also taking advantage of the unique opportunity it provides?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? They’ll invite you out to events in which you’ll meet their other clients, you can get to know them socially and hopefully develop a real mentorship relationship where every conversation is not on the clock.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2022

The goals of such a meeting are the following: Give others enough information to form an adequate enough and objective picture of the business in order to check your blind spots and offer advice or other kinds of assitance (like intros to folks who have been there before or have the right skills to pitch in).

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In Part I , I gave a quick summary of the who, when and why of forming and documenting a new startup company. I’m reluctant to give legalistic disclaimers, but in this instance, I do need to emphasize that the material in this article is legal information , not legal advice. Appoint Newco’s initial Board of Directors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. The records division would be included in the last batch to be migrated, to give ample time to convert all documents and processes to digital forms.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 5, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? My best piece of advice for founders is to keep in mind that they can’t do it alone. “ One piece of advice I would give to others starting their entrepreneurial journey is just start! Matt Miller – Founder. BrakeAce. “My

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

With a well architected product that has well-documented APIs and proper core product abstractions then all custom work should be build above the API stack. If you never read my post on Elephant, Deer & Rabbits – a guide to customer segmentation – it might be worth a read. So how much PS is too much?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

If I could persuade you that they’re already in these documents would you consider abandoning this structure? Those terms you fought so hard to get out of “clean term sheets” by using TheFunded, VentureHacks and the like are in your current documents. That’s right. They are not necessarily cheaper.

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Onevest

APRIL 23, 2015

A seed investment should aim to achieve one of the following: Product Identification: A startup founder may have an idea about the type of product or service he/she hopes to develop, but seed investment is usually a big part of cementing design elements and settling on a defined product for launch.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 24, 2022

Your business started as an idea and a vision – you had the passion and tenacity to stick with it, to develop and innovate, and to commercialise and drive it into being the successful operation it is today. 4) Document systems and processes. Systemise and document everything. 6) Selling your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

Any company who develops products reliant on iOS spends weeks crapping their pants before WWDC. It is the same movie I saw 10 years ago when every VC would say to me, “yeah, I get that you’re an online document sharing service, but what’s going to happen when Microsoft enters the market? You’ll be dead.”. Tell that to DropBox.

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2022

Outside of the YC community, little has been documented on best practices to be an effective CEO. The product development strategy is broken down into focus areas that each get assigned to a team. What's your advice to other founders on how to hire executives? Advice you would give to future leaders?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

At the big consulting firms, investment banks and established large technology companies we’re taught to produce long reports, make sure that every document is perfect quality and that every possible bit of diligence has been done. It’s the hardest thing to teach people who come out of big companies, out of conservative jobs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

AI research startup Anthropic aims to raise as much as $5 billion over the next two years to take on rival OpenAI and enter over a dozen major industries, according to company documents obtained by TechCrunch. “We believe that companies that train the best 2025/26 models will be too far ahead for anyone to catch up in subsequent cycles.”

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

To help, the firm developed the Fox Launchpad , a virtual incubator and resource center developed to nurture early stage companies through flexible services, accessible attorneys and a variety of other exclusive offerings. Immigration - No-fee immigration strategy consultation and flat-fee advice for a range of visa applications.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 28, 2021

One of the key documents for starting a business is a business plan. If you’re looking for investment capital, it’s an important document for investors to review to learn more about your company. These documents also tend to be written three to five years in advance. What are some of the goals for the business?

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

This program provides $1,000 in AWS Cloud credits, $350 in Developer Support credits, and other guidance. The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 3, 2024

Identify the challenges or underperforming areas where outside professional advice is under consideration. They seek “free advice” on issues that are much too complex to be addressed in that manner. Twelve Steps to Hiring a Business Consultant 1.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 18, 2018

Over the years in business and as a member of over forty boards, I have received good advice from corporate attorneys and on occasion bad advice as well. Attorneys are paid to protect the corporation, not to give business advice. Some are experienced enough to provide great business advice.

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Feedough

APRIL 24, 2021

Here, we will break down helpful tips and tricks and dissect them thoroughly to help you develop an action plan for your business while working full-time. In 2006, Aytekin Tank founded JotForm as a side hustle while working full-time as a senior web developer in an Internet Media Company. If the answer is yes, then do just that.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Zurich tends to take the lion’s share, as the city’s embrace of startups has jump-started development, although Geneva and Lausanne are also hotspots. This has meant smaller exits, and thus less development for the ecosystem. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Like the problem solver I had been trained as in my software development days, I parsed his issue. It seems like good advice to me. He openend with his first issue. I like that.

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