Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

I counsel first-time VCs (as well as founders) to have mid-funnel strategies to get from first LP meeting to close and to put a disproportionate amount of time into this area (I say more about this on the podcast starting at timecode 27:41). We invest 40% of our dollars in Southern California firms?—?and

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Most strategies are some combination of innovation and best practices along the classic five steps of venture investing: See, Pick, Win, Service, Exit. What’s my needle magnet definition? What are, in my mind, some examples of needle magnet strategies that exist today? This post is about ‘seeing.’

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ask any digital marketer what their secret to success is, and we bet they’ll say having a solid SEO strategy. In this post, you’ll learn what an SEO strategy is, how it can impact your brand and, of course, the steps you need to take to create a powerful SEO strategy. What’s an SEO strategy? Let’s dive right in!

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

12 Strategies for Boosting Team Productivity in Startups To help startups boost their team productivity, we’ve gathered twelve insightful strategies from top founders, CEOs, and managers. In order to maintain order and still be efficient, there are a few strategies you can consider: Set clear goals and expectations.

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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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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

MAY 28, 2021

There’s no need for long-term strategy or a plan for growth because there’s no risk if your venture fails to attract clients. Being a solopreneur, by definition, means going it alone. With better knowledge of my finances and the ability to outsource administrative tasks to a VA, I was in a position to consider the big-picture strategy.

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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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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

If you've been wanting to learn a new skill or even strengthen existing ones, here are the seven tried-and-trued strategies I used to boost my expertise—and how you can, too. Now that we're on the same page, let's dive into the seven strategies you can use to learn a new skill or enhance the ones you already have.

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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. You’ll learn 6 key points to be prepared and ready the next time you’re structuring a convertible note or SAFE financing.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

If you're a beginner learning the ropes or a veteran B2C marketer making the shift, trying to work with anything other than a purpose-built B2B email marketing strategy is a recipe for disaster. 6 key strategies for designing a B2B email campaign You get it: B2C or generalized email strategies are a no-go for your B2B campaign.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2020

I went from having a solid strategy, a decent pipeline and a great team to execute on it to being forced to stay in my house with my wife and son, my team working remotely (with our new shiny office sitting empty), and every project we were working on being cancelled or postponed. It is not long or complicated.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Clear definitions. When setting your vision, initiatives and strategy for 2021, keeping your business open and finding creative ways to bring in revenue will be essential. We’ll cover the essentials in this post, but first, here are some key elements you need to keep in mind when creating your business plan. Practicality.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I will start from a passage from the Wikipedia definition because I think it does a great job of summarizing. Need to Talk More than Listen – If I attend meetings where I’m not speaking my brain will definitely wander. I sat down with Kati Morton (who does YouTube videos on mental health) to talk about ADD.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We’re food and agriculture investors, so we definitely have that kind of lens as we think about it. Given where we have invested recently, we definitely saw health opportunities on the agtech side. We definitely think through that when we do our diligence. We’re fundamentally very bullish on the space.

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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

JULY 21, 2014

Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. Not continuing to challenge yourself on product strategy will lead you down long-term ratholes. And while it’s true that BI implemented properly can truly give executives insights – in and of itself the software was just software.

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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

JANUARY 18, 2014

It’s in an area that has no hardware and no software and definitely isn’t a company you’d read about on TechCrunch. Don’t worry about what others think of your investments (other than LPs who need to be persuaded that you have a logical investment strategy). We did a seed deal this week that would surprise you.

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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. Keep in mind, however, that this is not a guide to grow your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros).

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

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. 10 Key Strategies To Improve Customer Retention. Definitely, every customer deserves your attention. Bottom line.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Rather, we guide founders to build a strategy that helps them understand when to grow, when to pull back, when to spend and when to save. We say: Don’t let the financial markets dictate your strategy. There is no definitive answer to this question. We’ve never believed that great businesses are built solely on metrics or KPIs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

She debates manufacturing strategies. In the most perfect sense of the definition. She won me over at first meeting. Soleil returns emails at 1.30am. She flies from LA to NY every two weeks. She helps write press releases. She talks about creative design of websites and physical products – in our case – stickers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

“ Our strong numbers back us up in this case as they have proven the cadence is picking up, people are talking and customers are adopting our strategy – and we’ve had fantastic results. As more people are waking up to our message, it is time to turbo-charge the growth,” Peters said in an emailed interview.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Invest in Tax Strategy. Our most effective tax strategy was to open two businesses in Puerto Rico, where we pay only 4 percent in corporate taxes. My real estate strategy is to buy apartment complexes where we can implement our Infinite Return model. Invest in Life Insurance.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2016

We don't really even have a consistent definition of what a co-founder is--so it seems preposterous that there could be such universal agreement that everyone needs one. I don't think you can get into YC with this kind of "Godfather"-type co-founder as your partner if they're not going to be there day in and day out.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

Don''t get me wrong, VCs (at bigger funds than mine) do quite well and are definitely in the top 1%, but the money that most VCs will see over a decade, partners at Blackstone probably made last year. All in all, not exactly a predictable lead sourcing strategy. There''s no filter for that on Crunchbase.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

I’ve definitely been wrong on market value. The right number of deals will depend on your strategy. At Upfront Ventures, we defined our “shots on goal” strategy based on 25 years of experience (we were founded in 1996): We take board seats and consider ourselves company-builders > stock pickers.

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

Chicago, IL – January 8, 2025 – Hyde Park Angels ( HPA ), a premier early-stage venture capital group specializing in investing through its unique People First model, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Simple Mills , has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Flowers Foods , Inc.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In some ways it feels like a company that has gone partially remote—where you still get certain types of interaction on “office days” that you can’t get at home, but it’s definitely not what it was. Basically, the idea is that you take a chip and slide it down a wall, watching it bounce off of a bunch of springy little sticks on its way down.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

One strategy I sometimes employ. It definitely is an IQ test thing for me. Don’t write sentences on them – only key words to help you remember what you’re going to say. If you write sentences you’ll read them and you’ll … suck. I use the latter if I send out the deck after the presentation. .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. You also need to develop an O&O (your own websites) strategy. But one strategy we’re employed at Maker is to build related types of content into “networks” that are branded and can attract loyal audiences.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I know so many racers AND entrepreneurs who ask for "in race" strategy, when they probably could have made a bigger impact before you started racing in the first place. Even if I don't know what makes me run fast, do you know what *definitely* makes me run really slow? 1) What you do before the race has the biggest impact.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). I will miss my daily interactions with Sam.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2022

Business Strategies That Can Make Difference in 2022. Here are some business strategies for the new year you can implement to boost growth: 1- Having a Clever Pricing Strategy. Here are some business strategies for the new year you can implement to boost growth: 1- Having a Clever Pricing Strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

The biggest difference from experience is that in bad markets people without venture capital experience or strategies are the first to the exit. By definition this means others will doubt you. Hedge funds, other public investors, corporates, etc. Their money works the same way as mine does. Price matters. Be a non-conformist.

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