Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 30, 2010
Evan and I met regularly over a three year period from the time he was running Flux, which he sold to Viacom ( who was his strategic investor ). This is his third company that is in this related space and he was an early investor in Adconion.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 25, 2018
Pat grew the business so successfully that by his senior year, he had moved the operations from his dorm room to an off-campus office, had a staff of 17 full- and part-time employees and over 100 business accounts. Patrick Mackaronis: Everyone has different terminology for certain things when it comes to investors.
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OnlyOnce
JULY 9, 2013
Chapter 17: Creating a Company Operating System…Creating Company Rhythms, A Marathon? Chapter 18: Creating Your Operating Plan and Setting Goals…Turning Strategic Plans into Operating Plans, Financial Planning, Bringing Your Team into Alignment with Your Plans, Guidelines for Setting Goals. Part III: Execution.
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. Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 14, 2009
The third scenario I’ve seen is with “strategic&# investors. Strategic is often a euphemism for investors that are from the industry you serve rather than from a purely financial investor. I’ll cover strategic investors in a different post.
Austin Startup
OCTOBER 8, 2017
There’s likely to come a time when you need to hire an industry veteran, or the best rainmaker in the field, or a hands-on and wizened operations person to make sure you are meeting customer expectations. I’m familiar with many deals where a looming strategic investor froze all other fundraising.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. We talked about the negative effect of Apple’s closed system attitude but how that will be a gift to the market because Apple’s cracking of the operator hegemony has forced the industry to innovate.
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