information peer-to-peer pitching 
This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 22, 2020
A VC’s default is “no”, so without enough information to be convincing, it’s going to wind up being a pass. Pitch deck outlines are ok, but they don’t say much about what you’re trying to convey besides particular categories that may or may not be relevant. You need to pick that sweet spot in the middle to talk about.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 5, 2014
We are expected to know everything and many people rush to conclusions given a limited set of information. This weekend was Yom Kippur, holiest of the Jewish holidays and the day of atonement. It’s also the day when most Jewish minds are least focused since one needs to fast for 24 hours.
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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
If everyone gets measured based on one set of shared norms around pitching, professional reviews, and updates—the language of straight white men—you’re going to wind up with a lot of mismeasurement of what’s actually happening and likely to happen in these companies. I don’t require warm intros. This happens in lots of other situations.
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 26, 2011
One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. We're entering another election year, and recent history has given us unprecedented access to information and interaction with our elected representatives. What areas are going to change? Reader beware.).
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 10, 2011
Whether you're at a Plug and Play, Dogpatch, General Assembly or just hanging out in the lobby of an Ace Hotel, you're never that far from a peer group of startups in any big city. It has never been so easy to get a startup up and off the ground these days. Don't want to learn code? That's right--Indiana.
Paul G. Silva
AUGUST 13, 2020
One of my favorite jokes goes something like this: Whenever a new position opens up, and I have to sort through a stack of resumes, the first thing I do is take half of them at random and throw them away. I don’t want unlucky people working in this department. As with many good jokes, it’s funny because it has a nugget of truth to it.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2013
” Your peer group is envious of your finally doing what they’ve always wanted to do but found it too hard to give up the golden paycheck and predictable future. ” Your peer group is envious of your finally doing what they’ve always wanted to do but found it too hard to give up the golden paycheck and predictable future.
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