Tag: Entrepreneurship
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The startup world has a million metrics. CAC, LTV, ROAS. But here are 3 key metrics many founders aren’t looking at… Burn Multiple How do you know if the money you’re burning is producing any results? You won’t, unless you calculate your burn multiple. Here’s how to do it… Burn…
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All the greats in business studied the greats in business. Books are the best way to do that. Here are my favorites… Founder — Founder is the story of the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, Mayer Amschel Rothschild. Mayer faced bigotry that most of us could not imagine. Like…
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“If I did growth stage, I’d be all over this.” I invest at the earliest stages. But every now and then, I see a late stage startup that makes me salivate. Here are 4 of my favorites… Loyal — Loyal makes longevity treatments for dogs. Their first drugs are nearing…
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I looked at 4000 deals I’ve said no to in the last 3 years. Here are the most common reasons I passed… 1) No revenue. This is by far the most common reason why I pass on a startup. Cash is king. If a company can get people to plunk…
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I lost my entire investment. Twice. These are my worst losses as an angel investor. Everyone online wants to talk about their wins. But you really want to learn something? Lose some money and feel the sting. Here’s the mistake I made and why I’ll never do it again… Two…
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Yesterday morning, I didn’t want to get out of bed. I was on 4 hours sleep. But then I thought, “Jimmy needs me”. Who’s Jimmy? Jimmy is the name I’ve given to that anonymous founder out there who needs help. Jimmy is just starting out. Nobody believes in him, but…
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“Should we keep selling to the mid-market, or go after the whales?” a founder recently asked me. Instead of giving her an answer, I asked her a question… “What’s the difference in sales cycles between the two?” I asked. “That’s just it!” she responded. “The sales cycles are basically the…
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I’ve never been a founder. This gives me one advantage: I’m never tempted to tell founders what to do. The Problem Board Member A while back, I was chatting with a great entrepreneur I know. We’ll call him Hal. Hal is crushing it. His SaaS company is growing rapidly with…
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If you want to know where technology is headed, look at what the smartest founders use. Here are the tools my startups are loving right now: Delve Delve automates compliance for SOC 2, HIPAA and more. Delve can get you compliant and ready to close big deals. I first heard…
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+ Business, Compliance, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Founders, HIPAA, SaaS, SOC 2, Startup, Startups, Venture Capital+
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If you trade on inside information in the public markets, you go to prison. In the private markets, all we do is trade on inside information. Here’s how to do it… How to Get Exclusive Startup Data Last year, I met with an amazing founder we’ll call Jim. The company…
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Tremendous 