Tag: Entrepreneur
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Control what you can control. Be steady but decisive. And most importantly, build a sustainable business where you are in control of your destiny. Roelof Botha, Sequoia Capital Lately, I’ve been seeing something I’ve never seen before in the eyes of some of the founders I meet: desperation. Get the…
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Hey everyone! 👋 Hope your Monday is going great. I gave a talk at the Starta Accelerator in NYC last week. It was a lot of fun! I talk about how the venture capital market works, my investing approach, and today’s pullback in fundraising. And a lot more! Here are…
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Ever had a conversation like this? Investor: This is an incredible concept! You guys are going to change the world! You: Thank you so much! So, how much do you want to invest? Investor: Well, actually, I couldn’t get my partners there. But you guys are going to do great!…
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Today, I want to talk to you about a startup metric you don’t hear much about: the burn multiple. The burn multiple measures how efficiently you’re using your cash to drive growth. This number is more important now than it’s been in many years. We are in a more difficult…
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A few months back, a very nice young lady contacted me. She had an idea for a software product and wanted me to hear it. I had to think of a very polite way of explaining that… Venture Capitalists Don’t Invest in Ideas. Many people think that angels and VC’s…
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The good times are over. And they didn’t even last that long. The NASDAQ quickly bounced back from an over 30% fall in early 2020 as COVID raged. The tech stock index reached all-time highs last November, only to plummet a further 29% since. Now, the tech stock rout is…
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Hi everyone, hope you had an awesome weekend! Today, I want to talk to you about some of the smartest people I know. As an angel investor, I meet with a lot of startup founders. As I took a walk on the Hudson today, it occurred to me that the…
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“Only the government can print money; the rest of us have to take it from somebody else.” Frank Slootman Frank Slootman has been the CEO of three companies: Data Domain, acquired for $2.4 billion, ServiceNow, market cap $94 billion, and now Snowflake, market cap $52 billion. His track record has…
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There’s tons of advice out there on how to pitch investors. But what about what comes next? After any pitch, investors are likely to ask numerous questions. How do you answer them in the most effective way? Here are some tips: Pacing One of the biggest mistakes I see founders…
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Last Thursday, I was preparing to judge a startup pitch competition. I thought to myself, “How can I make sure every startup hits the key points?” Then, it came to me: a checklist! Every time you pitch investors, you need to give them certain key pieces of information. Without those…
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Tremendous 