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Founders Interview: Atlas Group London – ConstructionTech Transforming Healthcare

The Startup Magazine

As a corporate lawyer in private practice and in-house roles specialising in cross-border commercial and financial transactions, Maha has a solid reputation leading complex international corporate and commercial deals across multiple jurisdictions. David : If I’m the train, then Maha is the engine.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

Both Sides of the Table

EcoMom’s metrics improved throughout this process and that’s when I decided to invest. I ask Naval about the importance of a lead investor. My opinion is that it’s very important to raise money from someone who is helpful and reputable and is willing to bring in the same types of investors.

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Announcing NextView Ventures II

Rob Go

2) Is your reputation in the market such that great people will want to work with you? We want to be able to comfortably lead these rounds and speak for 1/3 – 1/2 of the capital or more. Our new fund size allows us to do that and continue to play the part of the lead investor. This leads to the second factor.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

The key problem with existing technologies was adverse selection, specifically concerning the incentives of participants and the reputation systems: In the yellow pages, people wanted to be found but the way they represented themselves had nothing to do with how good they were. Steer into your investors’ objections. It has reputation.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

All stakeholders, not just short term investors. People, not just metrics. Eric Ries : An indelible part of your reputation and this is laying the foundation for whatever the future of this company is going to be. A lot of people are literally doing if for their brand reputation but they didn't. Broadly shared prosperity.