Author: tremendousblog
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Techbros love nicotine pouches. But these pouches are terrible for your health. Here’s why you want to avoid them… Nicotine pouches put you at risk of cancer, heart disease and dental problems. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, meaning that it narrows your blood vessels. This is very bad for your cardiovascular…
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Here are 3 things I hate seeing in a pitch… What to Focus On Instead Instead of LOI’s, “lines of sight,” and pipeline, talk about where your business is today. “We have 3 customers paying $100 a month.” That’s not a lot of money. But it’s concrete and it’s a…
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+ Angel Investors, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Founders, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Travel, VC, Venture Capital+
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Two co-founders in an office in SF — that’s our image of a successful startup. But many of my best investments don’t look like that… The best companies often break a rule. Let’s look at some of those rules and how successful companies break them. You Need a Cofounder We…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Founders: have you ever watched yourself pitch? Peyton Manning spent 20 hours a week watching game film. Here’s what you can learn from him… Careful study of game film gave Manning a huge advantage. But when most founders pitch investors, they just do meeting after meeting with little idea how…
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+ Angel Investors, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Fundraising, Investing, Small Business, Startup, Startups, VC, Venture Capital+
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This angel investing thing just might work! My “fund” is beating well over 90% of VC’s, according to AngelList data. How My “Fund” Stacks Up Against the Competition So far, my “fund” sits at 1.65x TVPI. This means that the total value of all my investments is 65% more than…
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+ Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Business, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Investment, Money, Personal finance, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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Three things investors should never do during a founder meeting… Wrap-Up These 3 don’ts come down to one easy rule: give the entrepreneur your attention and respect. This pitch could be the most important moment of their professional life. You don’t have to invest in their company. But you do…
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This morning, I watched the sun come up over New York City. Twenty-four years ago, we were attacked. Today, we attack each other. “Where’s Dad?”To tell you the truth, I don’t know much about Charlie Kirk. But I do know that his wife and two small children are now alone.…
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+ 9/11, Assasination, Charlie, Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, GOP, History, News, Politics, September 11, Trump+
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“How are you getting into seed rounds with just a $10k check?” Here’s how… Help a Founder, Win a Deal A couple of months ago, I met an amazing founder I’ll call “Jim”. Jim had recently left one of the best hard tech startups in the world. Now he was…
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+ Angel Investing, Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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I just saw a founder raise $5 million with a 7 slide deck. Here’s how you can do it too… Short decks raise more money, not less. People just flip through pitch decks. Make them easy to flip through! Highlight the most important info and get rid of everything else.…
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AI will replace millions of workers. Drivers, customer service agents, accountants. Creating good jobs for those laid off people is one of the most important things we can do. I used to think the displaced workers would find new jobs on their own and wind up better off. I no…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, ChatGPT, Investing, Labor, Stock Market, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, Wisconsin, Workers+
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Tremendous 