Tag: Money
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The last two checks I wrote were into companies I met a year ago. This is why building relationships over time is so important if you want to raise money. “Investors invest in lines, not dots.” Mark Suster My Portfolio Behind the Scenes Let’s take a look at those two…
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I recently had a founder offer to pay me for advice. I said no and gave him the advice for free. Advice from an investor is one thing you should never pay for. Here are a few others: 1) Accelerators. No legitimate accelerator charges you money. Real accelerators give you…
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Masa’s first fund was tiny: about $300,000. Years later, he raised $98.6 billion, the largest venture fund in history. How he grew to become the world’s largest technology investor is the subject of the new book Gambling Man. Skipping the Line Masa didn’t operate like Sequoia or Kleiner. Those firms…
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If you’re a founder in Europe, you should move to the US. At every stage of your company’s life, your odds of success are better here. Let’s take a look at all the advantages an American company has, from day one to IPO… Day 1: Getting Funded A key first…
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Rippling has accused Deel of putting a spy inside their business. With moles infiltrating companies, should startups be worried? The truth is, if you have an early stage startup, it’s almost impossible to get anyone to care about it. Spies? You should be so lucky! At least that would mean…
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Founders are using AI to build incredible products. And now, I’m using it to evaluate their businesses. Here’s how… When I was researching a startup in the past, I had to Google a hundred things and hope I’d find the right info. Team, possible competitors, market size, you name it.…
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“I’ve come to get what’s mine,” Hetty Green told the bank president. Her entire $25 million fortune was on the line as the bank neared insolvency. And Hetty wasn’t about to take a loss. Hetty prevailed, as she did in so many deals. When she died in 1916, she left…
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“During the 2019-23 period, I have used the words ‘mistake’ or ‘error’ 16 times in my letters to you. Many other huge companies have never used either word over that span.” Berkshire Hathaway turned in an incredible 2024, with operating earnings up 27%. But in his annual letter on Saturday,…
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Note: This is not investment advice. I’m using Grok 3 to help manage my stock portfolio. It had some great insights that are going to make me a lot of money. Let me show you what I did and how you can use Grok to help you with your investments…
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I once met a startup that was $700,000 in debt. Never do this. Angels and VC’s invest money to buy shares in a company. If the company runs out of cash, you don’t have to pay us back. But there is another source of funding for startups: debt. First off,…
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