Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. Accenture always had a chip on it’s shoulder in strategy consulting – especially compared with McKinsey, BCG and Bain. We called it “integrated strategy.&# I actually think from a marketing perspective it could have been brilliant. The title IS the post.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. networking with other entrepreneurs. networking with other entrepreneurs.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

They imagine it to look something like this: They think that there are some deals that are automatic yeses and some that are just bad, but there’s a whole lot that are kind of in the middle—deals that can be nudged over to one side or the other based on things like clever fundraising strategy or the presence of bias. This isn’t surprising.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

MyEO DX attracts EO members who are looking to transform or reinvent their business strategies or overall engagement with entrepreneurship. Some MyEO DX members are angel investors and serial entrepreneurs with deep knowledge about the process and strategy behind buying and selling companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

The lean startup approach introduces a more dynamic and resource-efficient strategy. Such real-world input is crucial for deciding whether to persist with your current strategy, tweak your idea, or abandon the project altogether. This definition acts as the cornerstone of future decisions. Plans also help with prioritization.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Exactly the opposite of what a rational investment strategy would advise.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. At Upfront we’re totally fine funding entrepreneurs who have done multiple businesses in the past – in fact we like it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2020

Contributed by Ross Drakes , an entrepreneur and creative director based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He joined the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in 2013. Even though my company, Nicework, was reeling, the one piece of our strategy that survived the shutdown was the idea of strategic giving.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

And with no end in sight for returning to business as usual, that number can be intimidating to anyone who’s considering opening their own business or entrepreneurs hoping to survive the next year. Clear definitions. Nearly 100,000 businesses have permanently closed due to COVID-19. Practicality. Actionable items. Well-researched.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Despite the recent radical economic changes, entrepreneurs have been resilient and adapted their business models to cope and sometimes even go public. However, entrepreneurs often make costly, avoidable errors in their funding strategies. Keys to a winning fundraising strategy. Set deadlines.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2022

This post will explore how you can leverage video content in the context of email strategies and take your email marketing campaign to the next level. Not us, and definitely not your customers! Including engaging videos within your email marketing campaign strategy can be a game-changer and lead to increased conversion rates.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

There is a folklore in Silicon Valley that you should fund first-time entrepreneurs. But it’s not my strategy. I definitely don’t rule out first timers – I just invested in one to be announced soon who I am really excited about – but I greatly prefer experience. I believe great entrepreneurs do that.

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Dream It

JULY 12, 2021

Be clear on the basic terms & key items of notes & SAFEs Before we can start talking about how to set the terms, including cap, let’s quickly review some definitions related to convertible notes and SAFEs. Serial entrepreneurs with incredibly strong previous successes are raising a round.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I believe many entrepreneurs have ADD. I will start from a passage from the Wikipedia definition because I think it does a great job of summarizing. But overall I believe this leads to better entrepreneurship and why I believe so many entrepreneurs have ADD. Essentially – it’s just the way your brain is wired.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

She was everything I was looking for in an entrepreneur to back. She debates manufacturing strategies. In the most perfect sense of the definition. And for Soleil it was her entrepreneur friends: Dan Rosensweig, Tim Ferriss, Kevin Rose, Shervin Pishevar, Randi Zuckerberg, Gina Bianchini, Erik Lammerding and Rick Marini.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, But it’s very easy to be flattered into “here’s why we want YOU as an investor” by entrepreneurs and earlier-stage investors alike.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. So I wish this separate definition would go away. A: Only because it’s a nicer branding for entrepreneurs. I totally agree and have been arguing this to entrepreneurs for years. That’s awesome.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

I highly recommend this strategy for any company who doesn’t care about referenceable customers. By definition you will either get a crappy SI promising you they will move mountains or a great SI that gives you their C-player team. doesn’t care as much about the successful outcomes as I do).

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Network with other entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are optimists by nature, so I definitely recommend the involvement of your favorite attorney (usually the pessimist). A successful entrepreneur-investor agreement better be the beginning of a long-term relationship. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. If it’s below 50% I will almost never go and see it.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2011

It changed the way we worked with entrepreneurs. By actively participating on all of these networks we were not only making ourselves as accessable as possible, but making easy for the kind of entrepreneurs we want to work with to learn more about who we were and what we were looking for. They don't have to give away anything secret.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. This post was prompted by an email exchange I had with a young entrepreneur. I was interested in learning more.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

By definition each of those VCs (unless they are a micro VC – and one who doesn’t mind 5% ownership) will view you as a sort of “option&# where they might get to fund the next round if you do well. And I always encourage entrepreneurs to do reference checking. So it will be an internal fight over allocations.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. We tend to do more $3 million “A&# rounds and we look for companies that have an early monetization strategy. Entrepreneurs in LA spend a lot of time commuting up to the Valley. Come join us.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2022

Even for companies that have made great progress in diversifying their organizations, there is real risk of reverting to a former homogenous status quo, unless hiring strategies evolve. But data shows that companies with an “always be recruiting” strategy are seldom caught without a great candidate pipeline when a vacancy arises.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

But for my sins I got an MBA and did “strategy&# consulting. In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. Being the number one investment bank in a greatly reduced data set shouldn’t stop you from wanting to broaden the definition of “number 1″ next year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

To examine the market forces and psychology driving climate tech, we surveyed an international group of investors to learn about how they evaluate new opportunities and what they’re looking for from the entrepreneurs who approach them. Given where we have invested recently, we definitely saw health opportunities on the agtech side.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I also sometimes start a speech by asked for people to raise their hands if they fit a certain demographic. &# Raise your hand if you’re an entrepreneur, raise your hand if you plan to raise venture capital in the next year, raise your hand if you’re a service provider to the startup industry,&# etc. how many of you “X&#

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

If that isn’t the original definition of “angel” money I don’t know what is. As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. CincyTech today has $28.5 million under management across three funds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

The definition of “temporarily” is yet another unknown. Greg Crabtree is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert. Greg founded his own firm, Crabtree, Rowe and Berger, to focus on helping entrepreneurs build their economic engine. After being named to the Inc. accounting firm, ranked by Accounting Today.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

Contributed by Tatyana Artemova an entrepreneur, mastermind expert, and founder at IStartHub. Actually, that should be the number one strategy of a growing business. . So, here are some essential strategies that will help you to improve customer loyalty and move your business to the next level. What Is Customer Loyalty.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

Any success as an entrepreneur? He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. "Charlie is a nice guy, but his company failed.". what has this guy done? How about as a VC? Just tired of people with no track record getting respect.". "He

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Gust

MAY 18, 2014

They definitely look for more personalization, and more “me, myself, and I” in the message. Rogers talks about this phenomenon in his book, “ The Network is Your Customer: Five Strategies to Thrive in a Digital Age ,” and suggests some strategies to improve your perceived engagement level.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

No matter what stage your business is at, it’s never too soon to have a scaling-up strategy in place. It can always be amended as you go, but being mindful of where your business can use an efficiency boost will always be a winning strategy. Passive income is the dream of many an entrepreneur – what areas can feasibly be passive?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2023

With 74 percent of US companies transitioning to a permanent hybrid work model, leaders are turning their attention to measuring the success of their hybrid strategy. External benchmarks definitely indicate offering more remote work facilitates both retention and recruitment. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#.

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