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| Page 1 of 4 | Previous | Next | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE JANUARY 21, 2010  How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. But make it competitive. MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE FEBRUARY 12, 2010  Running More Effective Board Meetings at Startups We started with our financial statements. We Then competition. I So I changed things up and became much happier with my results. Here MORE >> | RECENT POSTS MAY 17, 2013 | LA TECH RISE
Assignmint is getting writers paid. MAY 13, 2013 | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE
The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires MAY 7, 2013 | TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR
The Entrepreneur Association Can’t Be Stopped | Holding 90 sec Fast Pitch Competition MAY 2, 2013 | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS
How TenOneTen Ventures Is Investing In LA's Technology Future APRIL 30, 2013 | FROM THE VENTURE TRENCHES
Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify APRIL 30, 2013 | FROM THE VENTURE TRENCHES
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| BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE JULY 5, 2010  The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective Or more precisely the people espousing the benefits of distributed startups teams are often distributed and therefore self rationalizing it. MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE FEBRUARY 8, 2010  How Do You Reference Check a VC? First, I would say that most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally. Not so in venture capital. MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE FEBRUARY 14, 2010  73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up of all statistics are made up. Here’s how I learned my lesson: I started my life as a consultant. Stats sell. I say it deadpanned. MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE MARCH 22, 2010  6 Tips for Building Relationships with Journalists File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice. Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. It started socially. MORE >> | | | | | | | |
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010  How to Present at Big Meetings without Going Down a Rat Hole
Either way, don’t assume that the entire room is up to speed on your company. My plan would be to start the presentation at the 50,000 foot view and then dive down to a more granular level once we’re all base-lined. As both an entrepreneur (in VC and sales meetings) and as a VC I’ve seen this happen many times. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010  The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale
TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. I started feeling panic attacks. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009  I met with an investor, what happens next?
The promised to follow up with: calls, using your product, talking to customers or “noodle on things.&# Will they? Despite best intentions they probably won’t follow up on their actions. Why don’t VC’s follow up? I like to tell entrepreneurs to treat it like a sales campaign. So how to proceed? MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010  The Best Entrepreneurs Are Hyper Competitive & Hate Losing
This is part of my series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. This competitive streak paid off. I know I do. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010  Productivity Hacks: Voicemail, Folders & To-Do’s
I scan it for the most important messages to be sure nothing urgent has popped up. They taught us to write down questions when they came up and batch them together in point sheets. About six months ago I signed up for a service called PhoneTag run by Jamie Siminoff. I’m just getting started. Quite literally. MORE >>
- The Berkus Method: Valuing an Early Stage Investment. BERKONOMICS | SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012
- Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010
- People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010
- Startups and VCs Should Avoid “Pier” Funding BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
- What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009
- What is the Right Amount of Money to Raise at a Startup? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
- What Makes an Entrepreneur (7/11) – Detail Orientation BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
- Do you need a Powerpoint deck for a VC meeting? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
- Time is the Enemy of All Deals BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010
- What Makes an Entrepreneur (3/11) – Ability to Pivot BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009
- Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why: BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
- I Want My CIC! … The Benefits for Startups to Be Co-Located BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010
- A Serial Entrepreneur’s Guide To Uncovering Awesome Startup Ideas INFOCHACHKIE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
- CapLinked Launches Pitch Competition SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
- Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
- Vertical Incubators vs Startup Accelerators ESTRATEGY PARTNERS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding! BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009
- 2013 EA Conference: Fast Pitch Competition LA TECH RISE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013
- One Book Every Entrepreneur Should Own BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013
- Why Disneyland Embraced the Enterprise LA TECH RISE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013
- Should Startups Announce Their Funding? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013
- Eleven Startup Tips From Richard Branson INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011
- Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
- Freemium Just Ain’t That Free LA TECH RISE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013
- Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
- Is Strategic Money an Oxymoron? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009
- Nine Startup Tips From Walt Disney INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
- Nine Startup Tips From Michael Dell INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
- The thrill of the adventure! BERKONOMICS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011
- Eleven Startup Tips From Mark Cuban INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
- This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
- Inaugural Open Angel Forum Was a Success BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010
- How to use PR Firms at Startups BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2011
- How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …) BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011
- Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Startup Children – How To Parent An Entrepreneur (Part III) - Board Games Can Teach Children Negotiating And Risk Taking Skills INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- When Does Venture Debt Make Sense For Your Startup? - The Other Green Money INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011
- LA Startup Spotlight–Tecca Makes Technology Simple LALAWAG | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
- NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- MeetAdvisors | Business Advice For Entrepreneurs TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012
- Richard Swart, Grow America THE FRANK PETERS SHOW | WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012
- Startup Children – How To Parent An Entrepreneur (Part IV) - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- The Problem with Collecting Logos at Startups BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
- Startups Should Avoid Dropping Trou INFOCHACHKIE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Kevin O’Connor Discusses The Secrets Of Success - Hint: There Are No Secrets INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
- CapLinked Worldwide Pitch Competition | Submit Your Startup TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
- Tech Coast Venture Network $25K Pitch Competition TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
- 7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice) INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012
- Address the five risks to increase your valuation. BERKONOMICS | THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
- The Entrepreneur Association Can’t Be Stopped | Holding 90 sec Fast Pitch Competition TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013
- Why I Don’t Like Board Observers BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
- RingRevenue Creates A New Performance Marketing Revenue Channel INFOCHACHKIE | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- Web Second, Mobile First BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
- Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest INFOCHACHKIE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- LA Startup Profle: Kristin McClune, President of Events Clique LALAWAG | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
- 7 DO’s and 5 DONT’s for Entrepreneurs (LA VC Revisited) RYAN BORN | TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011
- Interview: Clark Benson of Founder & CEO of Ranker.com - Dicusses Playing Nice With Google INFOCHACHKIE | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
- Caplinked Business Plan Competition Live Today TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
- NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011
- Interview: Paige Craig, CEO BetterWorks INFOCHACHKIE | THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011
- Your budget and forecast light your goal. BERKONOMICS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010
- Are Business Plans Still Necessary? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
- Should Entrepreneurs Go to College? LALAWAG | SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2011
- San Diego Tech Coast Angels Open Quick Pitch Apps SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012
- Five Trick Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Asking For Money INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
- Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
- Create An Industry Alliance Entrepreneurs: Need Friends On The Startup Playground INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
- Startup Delta Force… TRACTION MATTERS... | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
- Victoria Lennox, Startup Canada THE FRANK PETERS SHOW | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
- LA Startup Profile: Alex Capecalatro, CEO of Hyphos LALAWAG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011
- MP3Tunes Gets New Competition From Amazon SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
- Why Selling To The Government Can Downgrade Your Startup INFOCHACHKIE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
- ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs INFOCHACHKIE | THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
- How to Discuss Stock Options with Your Team BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
- In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2013
- How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012
- Insights: Ten reasons to start a company; ten reasons not to SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011
- How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012
- Hands-on Techniques To Avoid Hiring Wantrepreneurs INFOCHACHKIE | TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012
- Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Assignmint is getting writers paid. LA TECH RISE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
- Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010
- How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013
- LA Startup Spotlight: Little Black Bag Releases Today LALAWAG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012
- Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company INFOCHACHKIE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
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John Morris