Q: Can you please clarify the distinction between the roles of a CEO and a COO? I had my own impression of the roles of a CEO, which included managing and motivating the team as a whole and ensuring the execution of day-to-day tasks. However, after speaking with a mentor, who has been a CEO […]
Q: Say I have an angel (SEC accredited) who’s ready to invest at an amount well below $100k. How would this impact on a future round with VCs? Is there some standard or average pre-money and post-money that happens in angel deals? Also, the angel in question is a family member of a friend, so […]
My partner Seth Levine has today’s great post up titled Serial vs. collective board communication. In addition to the post being stimulating, the first comment starts off "I’d like to politely disagree" and goes on to add several interesting counterpoints.
Today’s guest poster is Frank Ronchetti, CFO of a local startup in Boulder. His “ask the vc” question became more of an observation and I thought that I would post in its entirety and then comment below. Frank, you have the floor. Are VCs incompetent or just inconsiderate? Not all venture capitalists mind you, just […]
Jeff Bussgang has today’s great post up titled Let’s Play "Blame The VC." It’s something that regularly confounds VCs and entrepreneurs alike. The punch line: "Then, when you don’t get funding, play "blame the VC". Tell all your friends that those risk-averse idiots wouldn’t know a good deal if it hit them in the face. […]
Jason Calacanis has today’s great post up titled How to save money running a startup (17 really good tips). I don’t necessarily agree with all of them and they won’t all work in all cases, but there are some good nuggets in there.
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