Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me).

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Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

We interviewed Bill Walsh, CEO/Founder of Business Coaching / Venture Capital firm Powerteam International. His passion is to empower entrepreneurs and business owners to create massive success. A: At Powerteam International, we empower entrepreneurs all over the world to create even more success. Invest in your education.

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Small Business Founder Miami Florida 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. I was a SaaS company and he had been on the Executive Board and the Strategy Council for Larry Ellison at Oracle and he taught me some key lessons about sales and he served as a useful buffer between my investors and me. VCs most certainly do have skin in the game.

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Warrant LP Cofounder Founder 187

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds. But some will be saved.

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Later Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 34

Venture Chronicles

JULY 16, 2010

I do want to devote some of this post to defending the VC business on one important point, there are times when a company is not deserving of continued funding and/or should be shut down to preserve investor capital. In normal times the term sheet and due diligence process all but guaranteed the investment as far as the startup was concerned.

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Due Diligence Term Sheet Limited Partner LP 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28