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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Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice — 118 Comments ↓
Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice — 118 Comments ↓
VC Funding Season Ends Next Week
This is part of my series on Raising Venture Capital. I’m sure I’ll spark the ire of some VC’s for saying so, but there is certainly such a thing as black-out days in venture capital. It’s worth you knowing this…
Tagged with: technology, vc, venture capital
Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice, VC Industry — 34 Comments ↓
Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice, VC Industry — 34 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…
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Posted in SoCal Stuff, VC Industry — 15 Comments ↓
Posted in SoCal Stuff, VC Industry — 15 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.
