Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. Reference Calls I do the exact same for reference calls.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In terms of employee relations and safety, they want Netflix to recruit trans people, especially BIPOC, for leadership roles, allow employees to remove themselves from previous promotional content like allyship and diversity videos, and eliminate references and imagery of transphobic titles and talent in the workplace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Write it down. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. Pick a reasonable time period and write down the date when you want to achieve it. It is vague and insubstantial. It has no force, effect, or power.

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Writing Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur 121

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Training Services Writing 111

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Training Services Writing 174

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2019

Communication is not just talking, but also listening, writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the key barrier-to-understanding elements: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Entrepreneur Guide Mentor 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

The first step toward a business with any idea is to write it down, and build a business plan around it. Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I would write the email and be as scathing as I wanted to be. Truthfully, it’s a great idea to write it if you can be disciplined and not send it. ” It won’t be a campaign of hate against you, it will be a reference call asking somebody, “have you ever worked with so-and-so? Sometimes they just slip out.

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Writing Email Startup Ideas 292

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. If I were looking at which VCs to choose I would reference strongly for which ones are supportive in good times and bad. The best way – of course – is to reference check. Most VCs are book smart.

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Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2021

This is what we refer to when we say “thinking outside the box”. If you want to be heard, write down the message and deliver it in a positive tone. I can postulate several reasons why laughing and having fun at work might be linked with creativity and innovation. Here are a few: Escape the inhibitions. Be perceived as a leader.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The first step toward a business with any idea is to write it down, and build a business plan around it. Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding.

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Resource Startup Organization Incubator 171

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. I recommend a thirty to ninety-day trial period, defined in writing, where either party can terminate the relationship without recourse. Candidates with few credentials on paper may be your best growth candidates.

Organization 104

Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur Screening 104

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

It’s true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time.

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Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 16, 2024

According to their website, the application only takes 30 seconds to enter – all you need to do is enter some simple business information, and who you were referred by. The grant landscape can be incredibly competitive too, leaving little room for error when writing your proposal. Deadline: October 31 Learn more and apply here 2.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Write it down. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. Pick a reasonable time period and write down the date when you want to achieve it. It is vague and insubstantial. It has no force, effect, or power.

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Writing Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur 97

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. At the beginning of the index, Guy writes, “I hope Robert Cialdini checks this index.” For instance, Guy refers to an entrepreneur’s venture as their “cause.” Like King, his writing style is breezy and engaging.

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Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

TechEmpower

MARCH 27, 2013

At the time of this writing, Java 8 development is still very much in progress. Static method reference: String::valueOf. Non-static method reference: Object::toString. Capturing method reference: x::toString. Constructor reference: ArrayList::new. The method reference forms are shorthand for the other forms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. Write out the topic and maybe even the blog title. I wanted to write about the top 10 attributes of an entrepreneur.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Communication is not just talking, but also listening, writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases.

Technical Review 104

Technical Review Guide Entrepreneur Mentor 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Write down your key goals and refer to this list before any interaction with your colleague. Identifying your goal will help you avoid getting pulled into any drama and stay focused on constructive tactics. Don’t let any hidden agendas or ulterior motives, such as political strategy, throw you off course.

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Startup Examples Satisfaction Mentor 114

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. We're really latching onto the growing trend of building products that detect product references in social messaging. We automatically add tracking and point those product references to e-commerce merchants. They're doing that billions of times a day.

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San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Just literally this week I had breakfast with a guy giving a reference who said, “He’s brilliant. You REALLY know.

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CTO Hire Startup CTO Coach Venture Capital 320

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2020

Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. I recommend a thirty to ninety-day trial period, defined in writing, where either party can terminate the relationship without recourse. Candidates with few credentials on paper may be your best growth candidates.

Organization 135

Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur Screening 135

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Write it down. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. Pick a reasonable time period and write down the date when you want to achieve it. It is vague and insubstantial. It has no force, effect, or power.

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Entrepreneur Writing Organization Satisfaction 102

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2017

Communication is not just talking, but also listening, writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases.

Mentor 61

Mentor Technical Review Entrepreneur Guide 61

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Journal or Blog – Writing about your experiences will force you to be contemplative and thoughtful. It will also allow you to refer back to past experiences without risking an erroneous decision based on a false memory. Journal or Blog – Writing about your experiences will force you to be contemplative and thoughtful.

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Startup Journal Writing Blogging 206

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Much of my traffic is through referring websites and/or social media. Don’t just write a carbon copy of what somebody else is doing. OK, well, actually the first thing I did is come up with a list of 50 posts that I wanted to write. I didn’t want to run out of things to write about in the first 6 months.

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Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

there was no frame of reference for the value. My key take away – frame of reference in pricing is important. But it’s PacMan.&# I forgot to get him on record on the show, but Gregg writes all the lyrics for the big presidential videos they’ve done – you can see where the humor of JibJab comes from.

Startup 303

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Writing 303

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 can’t reference check your way into a “yes.” If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs. They worry too much about missing out on a deal.

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Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2013

Communication is not just talking, but also listening, writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the understanding barrier categories: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Technical Review Guide Mentor 101

Eric Greenspan

AUGUST 6, 2012

As I write this, I’m getting ready for my first full day of work in my new career. It’s hard to refer to this as a job, as I can’t imagine anything I’d rather be doing, everyday, for the rest of my life. Thanks to the people at TED and to the authors of this magnificent piece of writing. Life is short.

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Writing Startup Conference Organization 122

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

Sometimes those motives are positive (they really want the chance to work with you, they think you have unique skills) and sometimes they are less positive (their first-tier of “go to” referrals passed on the deal, they don’t want to write another check themselves, etc.). I wrote here about why I avoid party rounds.

Venture Capital 337

Venture Capital Invest Ideas Entrepreneur 337

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I felt it was a hit job on us and didn’t refer to anybody else in the industry. They were about to write a blog post defending the privacy issue and calling out why that journalist misunderstood the story. If you want to know how to handle crisis management in PR please refer to the post I wrote on the topic.

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Press Blogging Journal News 336

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

That means writing down and signing the terms of the agreement, after making sure everyone understands them. These realities are part of the reason that this first tier of very early investors are often referred to as “friends, family, and fools.” If you are not sure on this matter, then don’t take their money.

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Funding Startup Equity Venture Capital 123

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

Often recruiters want to handle the final negotiations on package and/or do the reference calls. I’m also reluctant to hand over reference calling. I know that no recruiter will agree with me on this point, but I’ll tell you that I’m certain there’s a positive bias in reference calls. Highly ethical.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Christensen, “We subsidize their education in fields for which there are no jobs” he said in referring to the fact that many courses at universities are still taught with skills that aren’t relevant to the 21st century needs of the US workforce. The numerator (return) encourages more sales, which is fine. Freemium.

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Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

If you write a lot of Java code, then you should read that book and follow its advice. If you don't want to use Guava, then wrap the modifiable Enum{Set,Map} instances in Collections.unmodifiableSet(set) or Collections.unmodifiableMap(map) and throw away the direct references to the modifiable collections. forEachRemaining(.).

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Java Class Ideas Writing 330