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Now that I’m an investor, I am on the receiving end of a lot of investor update emails from startups. Some are clear, consistent and excellent. Some are confusing, some are sporadic, many are bad. As an investor, the quality of a startup’s communications...
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“Some of the best companies I’ve invested in were referred to me by founders I’ve rejected. ” -Anonymous Investor I’ve been meeting with a lot of VCs lately. Not because I’m raising money mind you, but because I’m considering...
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“You can’t play the man’s game? You can’t close them? Then tell your wife your troubles. ‘Cause only one thing counts in this world: Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.” -Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glenn Ross Warning: Rant...
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After having given this spiel to nearly a dozen entrepreneurs face-to-face and haranguing Nivi & Naval to do it themselves in a video, I’ve finally decided to take matters in my own hands and explain to you all how to actually close your seed round on...
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Mark Suster had a great post recently on "What Makes an Entrepreneur" and the role of street smarts, the need for a willingness to defy social conventions and how elite education and employers can hurt entrepreneurs. I was riffing in the comments about my...