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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

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I grew up in the US but lived in England for so long I can never remember from which country my slang comes. But then I started to see it happening internally. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. Unsurprisingly, this one way best.

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How to Handle a VC Presentation with No Deck

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I talked about this in the TWiVC video but I didn’t do a good enough job of writing it up in the summary notes in the post. Can you just show up without one? I think the norm in the industry is still to see Powerpoint slides and I wouldn’t hold this against anybody. I funded them 8 weeks later. Call an audible.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. When I need to give a speech and I’m writing a slide for my deck, I think up the story in my mind that I’m going to tell for this slide. It’s ironic because I believe creativity is the most important success criterion for a startup.

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5 Characteristics of A Startup Destined For Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

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The money slide is the graphic below. Things got so bad on one project that we ended up doing split shifts with teams of people programming from 8pm-6am and the next team arriving at 8am. Then the unintended consequences started cropping up. The chart shows three scarce resources and their improvements over time.

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Everything about Java 8

TechEmpower

I'll do my best to keep this document up to date. A stream can only be traversed once, then it's used up. They start off as one and may be switched to the other using stream. Ensure that subsequent operations only see up to a maximum number of elements. If you're familiar with Joda Time, it will be really easy to pick up.

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How to Improve Your Odds of Getting to Yes with a VC — “Land and Expand”

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VC Partnerships Start by understanding how many partners are at the firm you are approaching. Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. The best companies build a deck and a cadence to use up 50–60% of the time and save buffer for discussions.