1997 Conversion Finance Partner 
Austin Startup
DECEMBER 29, 2018
Bill Wood, founder of Silverton Partners and an early General Partner at Austin Ventures before, said something that got me thinking (quoting from the SiliconHills article ): Because it’s easy to startup a company and doesn’t take a lot of money, Silverton Partners sees more startups forming, Wood said.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2011
But I start most conversations with “wantrepreneurs&# by saying, “make sure it’s in your personality type, make sure you have the risk appetite, make sure you can afford to take the risks given your life situations and make sure you know that there is a high possibility your startup won’t be hugely financially rewarding.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2013
Every project, every conversation was shaped by people’s perception of my undergraduate degree in economics and my “track” at Accenture. In 1997 I was sent to England to work on a project for the oil company Halliburton. Finance weenies not geeks. “You should really be an operating partner.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Certification began in 1997, as a concrete way to ensure that a fair trade certified (FTC) label on a product meant that a series of milestones had been met, and a socially conscious consumer could rest easy with their purchase. The Pros and Cons of Fair Trade Coffee. Pros: Keeps grievous violations at bay. Go Your Own Way.
K9 Ventures
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
I graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1997 and decided to use my OPT to give the company a proper shot. I engaged in conversations with these angels investors and they provided a letter that I could use in support of my H1-B application. The latter was fine by me since there was no money in the company for me to draw a salary any way.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 22, 2011
But I start most conversations with “wantrepreneurs&# by saying, “make sure it’s in your personality type, make sure you have the risk appetite, make sure you can afford to take the risks given your life situations and make sure you know that there is a high possibility your startup won’t be hugely financially rewarding.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 8, 2022
And I have no idea how the hell I got So lucky is to have her as a partner on this. That makes me sound like a genius today, But the point was 25 years ago that when you went to work for Hewlett, what's 25 years ago is 97, when you went to work for Hewlett Packard in 1997, you expected to be there for the next 40 years.
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