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Monday, March 1, 2010
I call it the entrepreneur thesis. I’m I’m not talk about the age old debate amongst investors whether you back entrepreneurs, markets or products (or as people like to hedge – product / market fit). I’m It’s entrepreneurs I back. I’m It’s what I call the “entrepreneur thesis.” My I was going to save this post for a while but the Patzer Problem meme has forced my hand.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful . I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. Resiliency – I like to say that “being an entrepreneur is really sexy … for those who have never done it.” Resilience is one of the tell tale signs If you haven’t spent time over there you should.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The Scott Sanfilippo Interview Media Optimization Firms Are Red Hot In Southern California in 2009 Proliferate - Aggregate - Integrate Startups Uncensored #4 - “Finding and Working with Partners” SoCal VC’s absent from Forbes Midas List Top Five Best Uses of an Entrepreneur's Legal Dollars What Data Crunchers Did for Obama An Evaluation of Web Strategy in the Musical Instrument Business Keywords Layoffs Fund Venture Capital Events Technology Angel Mahalo Zag MySpace Geni
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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 . I So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders who I I then covered Street Smarts , Ability to Pivot , Resiliency , Inspiration and Perspiration .
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Just listen to my interview with Mark Suster and get fired up by his stories and his lessons for entrepreneurs. Today, Mark is a venture capitalist who works with passionate entrepreneurs who will probably see a bit of their own determination as they listen to some of the stories Mark told.
Mark Suster is an entrepreneur who turned venture capitalist. If you've been to Mixergy before and I've earned your trust, then don't waste your time reading anything I wrote on this post. Then go out for a good run so you can burn off some of the excess energy you'll get from listening to this
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Monday, July 13, 2009
This morning's interview is with Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners (www.grpvc.com). GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs,. We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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 . I You need to be extremely gifted on some fronts to I I then covered Street Smarts , Ability to Pivot , Resiliency , Inspiration , Perspiration , Willingness to Take Risks and Detail Orientation .
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
This interview is full of stories of successful entrepreneurs because Jerry Colonna has invested in or worked with some of the best of them.
On the other hand, Jerry told us about an entrepreneur who he didn't fund because when Jerry asked him why he wanted to start a company, the guy said that all his friends were starting companies.
Previously, he was a partner with JPMorgan Partners (JPMP), the private-equity arm of JPMorgan As I listened to Jerry tell stories of the people he worked with, I kept noticing that the founders who made it big were building companies that were a part of who they were as people.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But I like to repeat the mantra, “necessity is the mother of all invention,” meaning that because investors have this expectation you find entrepreneurs that focus on nearer term monetization. Never Never say never – GRP Partners is actually looking very closely at a company in its A round Los Angeles. People People either love it our hate it. All
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Sir Richard Branson is known for being a successful entrepreneur. This coming Monday, October 26, the Perfect Pitch 2009 Entrepreneur and Investor Conference is taking place at the Ritz Carlton. Mark Suster – Partner – GRP Partners
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The Perfect Pitch 2009 Entreprenuer and Investor Ten minutes alone with the guy could probably change your life if you used it correctly. An opportunity like that is usually one in a million but with the Perfect Pitch Conference taking place in Los Angeles, it’s now a very real possibility.
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