OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

The book has been described by a few CEOs who read it and commented early for me along the lines of “The Lean Startup movement is great, but this book starts where most of those books end and takes you through the ‘so you have a product that works in-market – now what?’ Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

Startup 95

Startup Advisory Board Elevator Pitch Forecast 95

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategic’ investors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. Conventional R&D can only address so many areas and it’s not exactly lean or fast.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

It ought to lay out the key issues, provide 3 options per issue and state which one management is leaning toward. Sometimes it’s because you have strategic investors. In a perfect world you’d know the issues you want to discuss well in advance and you’d prepare a deck to guide the discussion. Here’s the reality.

Metrics 196

Metrics Strategic Investors Later Stage Management 196