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DECEMBER 10, 2012
The other day, I'm in a meeting where someone told me an industry magazine that would be relevent to one of my companies. A lot of times, I take meetings with companies that feel a lot more like they're on the outside looking in than they should. He already knew the company and was excited to talk to them. well, carry on.
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MAY 11, 2015
How a partner at a firm spends their time is a function of the number of deals they do, the stage of the company, and their own personal style. E-mail is networking, deal work, due diligence. I can't think of any company where I made a mistake by not taking the meeting where I think if I had, I would have done the deal.
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DECEMBER 5, 2012
One and done emails make me think you're not aggressive enough to drive this company forward. Try to guess who my first due diligence call is for your company and get to them first before I bastardize your pitch to them. I'm sorry is this a startup or are you a Scientologist? 4) Do your homework. Getting quoted?
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MAY 5, 2011
The most successful companies have strong boards and so as a good housekeeping practice, why not start acting like a great company as early as possible. VC Blogger Fanboy This geek reads all the blogs religiously and is a lean startup ninja. Advisors, investors and board members come in all shapes and sizes. Ashton Kutcher.
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JUNE 21, 2016
I met with a family office investor yesterday and we were talking about his family's interest in diversifying their investments into early stage companies. You might work with the same group of investors, contractors, agents and management companies for decades. It's an asset class built on relationships.
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