Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. If you’re going to play in the big leagues you need to be writing checks from a $700 million?—?$1 Are we in a bubble?” By definition?—?I’m of the fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. They help create confidence amongst your staff in your future. The funding rounds will also build customer confidence and they’ll help journalists feel air cover in writing your more important pieces when you brag about customers, traction, revenue or whatever.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2013

This is hardly ideal and some simple changes could help management avoid both issues. Every time I think to write a post about this I figure the most recent board meeting I’ve attended will think it’s about them so I don’t bother. ” Both of the functions are a waste of time.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

So the user can write its business code with high level of abstraction and safety, but the framework core could be tuned to the assembly level, to leverage the hardware it runs on. tew_cta text="Want to learn how TechEmpower can help make your web application faster?"] Follow us on Twitter for regular updates.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Leveraging LLMs to help users fill in text, whether it’s by providing starter content, samples, or highly personalized tips, makes their lives easier. Profile Blurbs and Writing Prompts Let’s look at our job matching site in more detail. Customer support emails require both accurate information and a professional, helpful tone.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

It should help some entrepreneurs to better access early-stage capital and should allow some angel investors better access to deal flow. Social proof can be helpful. AngelList Syndicate leads don’t take any fees on the investment, which should help with returns. They will have to help get the next round done.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 31, 2020

June 2019 (left) and November 2020 (right) I’ve been reluctant to write this blog post because historically I don’t like talking about weight. But I’ve been promising to publish how I lost 65 pounds in the past 18 months without any fad diets or gimmicks to try and be helpful to others. Then should write down your “target goal.”

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Eric Greenspan

OCTOBER 22, 2018

I looked at it for a bit and started thinking about writing it. Why did I write a book? I’m going to keep writing books; many of them. Give it a read, a review, help me write more books. I hope it helps you and your career. Woke up and there it was, my book cover. She just made it and sent it to me.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2017

There are so many moments from the Upfront Summit that I want to share with you — it just takes time to watch through all the videos, do write ups and still do my day job. One of the most exciting thinkers at Summit was Rebecca Kantar, the founder of Imbellus. I know I did.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2011

Help them write other stories. One day they’ll write yours. It doesn’t work precisely because it violates the 50 coffee meeting rule. Relations with journalists to drive better coverage of your business long term? 50 coffee meetings. Raising money from angels and VCs some day? 50 coffee meetings.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2013

This shows itself when people try to do an elevator pitch, send concise, actionable emails or have a quick phone call with you to ask for help. . How Can I Help? One of the more rewarding parts of my job is being able to help other people. How can I best help you?” It’s what you want.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

If I can help you avoid some of my first-time mistakes it would be a victory. The biggest problem with over-stealthing yourself is that you cut off some of your most valuable resources in terms of testing your ideas, getting feedback from smart entrepreneurs & investors and helping you figure out the potential flaws in your approach.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. To be clear – I’m not saying huge successes make a VC less likely to be helpful to you – I’m just saying it’s not a guaranteed predictor. I’m not afraid to help make difficult decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

You help them on stories, act as a source, develop real relationships, read their stories and eventually when you have news they’re more willing to have a conversation. The reality is that a journalist who’s writing a story about you – a relatively unknown entity – wants to hear directly from the founders and/or the CEO.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

Equally as important, Uhrman was part of a casual pick-up basketball game among women investors, entrepreneurs and their friends in Los Angeles that Nortman had helped set up. Nortman and Ohanian think they can tap into their tech savvy and come up with ways to help counteract these trends.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 9, 2021

Mythical Games , an NFT games startup based out of Los Angeles, has banked a $75 million raise from new and existing investors betting on the startup’s aim to expand the ambitions of their first title and locate a substantial platform opportunity amid helping developers build blockchain-based gaming experiences.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

So I thought I’d write a piece on how not to suck when you give a presentation. Help us to get to know him or her. It’s OK to throw in some facts & figures that people won’t remember because giving people numbers helps them understand the magnitude of the problem you’re solving. Show some energy!

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

In layman terms (if you’re a doctor feel free to correct anything in the comments) I would say that ADD is caused by a slow functioning frontal cortex and that anything that helps stimulate the frontal cortex (being late, being under pressure, arguing, caffeine) helps to get proper brain function going. This is a help in itself.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

For starters some funds are small and thus while they put $750k into your company to own 10% of your company they might not be able to write another $2 million if you then raise a $20 million round (10%). You now own 20% of a company valued at $50 million but you’ve put in $4m to get that.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

She entered you reservation by writing in a time slot in a paper calendar and you were in. ” For starters OpenTable had an advantage in that the restaurants back then needed an IT system to help with table management (the restaurant layout, table configurations, etc.) After hours there was the answering machine.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

The LIHEAP money is critical for the over 12 million Americans who have recently lost their job, the consortium argues and could also help finance the Department of Energy’s Weatherization program. “Startups and small businesses are the engine of every local and regional economy,” writes Peterson.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2021

It’s March 1st as I write this*. Nothing makes me happier than helping others with something that I personally have struggled with. If you don’t feel comfortable sharing with somebody else write the goal down somewhere that you will see it daily. This isn’t a requirement but if you can do it, it sure helps.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

DJ’s couldn’t help but want to play his records. It also helps to start with a target demographic so you can focus your efforts. The media eats it up as they always need something to write about. But when I write a blog post I always allocate a certain amount of time to having debates in the comments section.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

It’s human nature to try and be helpful to others. In many instances this help is genuine, well-meaning and productive. Most of us like to help create connections between people for whom an introduction, we believe, would be mutually beneficial. I find over-introducers are often motivated by their own self currency.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

.” Here’s what I mean … Let’s start with what it takes for a journalist to want to write a story. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? Think about Luma Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

I thought I’d write a post about how to talk about valuation at a startup and give you some sense of what might be on the mind of the person considering funding you. Having a price helps them to evaluate the deal better. In either case, having a price target can help you get momentum. We’re not optimizing for the highest price.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

He can’t help himself: He’s Dave. I told him only 2 weeks ago when we were in London together that I wanted to write a blog post that has been in my head for 2 years. How to help his companies. When he writes them online his Tourette’s comes out and sometimes the substance gets lost in the style. My pal Dave has problems.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2012

At best “over introducers” are driven by a sincere desire to help other people. ” That you’re helpful. Helping with a Sales Lead. After all, if your VCs won’t help you get access to potential buyers or business development partners – what will they do? Helping Access Money.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Why not offer to work for $50k to help run biz dev? But at the end of the year you write your own ticket if you’re talented because now you have experience and it cost you less than your law school loans! Before you start writing your friends checks for their startups, get out your checkbook and bet on you.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 2, 2017

So, several years ago I installed a whole-house surge protector in the master electric panel to help the individual surge protectors between plugs and all equipment. Do you want to wait until that day to reform, and later write your own love letter to a battery backup? Didn’t think so….

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

Just like attorneys, technical advisors can help navigate waters that many find murky. Get an advisor to help supplement where there are gaps. Please write us at blog@techempower.com ! Why do this without the right technical advisor? Would you create contracts without an attorney? Is this person a CTO or a developer?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 29, 2013

I’ll write you an angel check, then. You helped so many figure out how to approach angels. You were so excited when you got to help me. And I know that you enjoyed helping other people and returning favors more than you enjoyed looking after yourself. Is it true that you have 3% body fat? I know, I know. Yes, Jody.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

It’s a hard topic to write about because it’s almost an accepted norm that total transparency is good. A tool to better help you find bars & restaurants? They told you, “Yeah, man, I’ll gladly write the first $250,000. I’d need a letter from you to help with my loan.” Of course not.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Application developers can work rapidly or methodically; they can write a quick implementation or squeeze their algorithms to economize on milliseconds; they can choose to optimize early or later. To help accelerate the process, we have made the output of our continuous benchmarking platform available as a results dashboard.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. You have to decide how hard to help with downstream marketing for your deals. A little Groucho Marx always helps. If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs.

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