Handling PR with VCs This is part of my series on How to Raise VC but could equally be filed under Startup Advice more generally. I recently got a phone call from an entrepreneur whom I respect and who runs…
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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares
Tagged with: startup, technology, vc
Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice — 118 Comments ↓
Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice — 118 Comments ↓
Are Business Plans Still Necessary?
This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the…
Who Should you Hire at a Startup?
Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. There are people who tell startups that they should hire the most senior people that they can find. I’m not one…
Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?
Montgomery & Co Projects Deal Volume to Grow by 167% in Just 2 Years with No End to Growth in Sight On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which…
Tagged with: LA, SoCal, startup, technology, vc, venture capital
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Posted in SoCal Stuff, VC Industry — 15 Comments ↓
The Really Annoying Part of Raising VC
On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs.After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and…
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Posted in Pitching VCs, Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice, VC Industry — 55 Comments ↓
Posted in Pitching VCs, Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice, VC Industry — 55 Comments ↓
Mark Suster is a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. He joined GRP Partners in 2007 as a General Partner after selling his company to Salesforce.com. He focuses on early-stage technology companies. Read more about Mark.
