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When evaluating new ventures, a lot of energy goes into thinking about the risks involved. I’ve been breaking things down into two major categories, and trying to consider those relatively independently.
The first, execution risk, has been well covered - I especially like this old post from Martin Tobias. In a nutshell, execution risk covers the […]
Here are the slides from my talk on the impact of the current generation of emerging technologies on the startup, given at the Emerging Technologies in the Enterprise conference in Philadelphia yesterday. The event wrapped up today; by all accounts it was the best value in web technology conferences in recent memory, and I look […]
When a company like Yahoo comes out with a cool new horse, it’s easy to get caught up in the technology and its potential, and forget about the product strategy differences between startups and big players.
Looking at the technically innovative startup pitches I’ve heard from this perspective, I can break them down into two […]
VC Confidential has an interesting post up today talking about Multiples vs IRR. The closing statement
So, next time you are trying to convince a VC about the merits of your firm, show them how they can make 10x capital on a realistic exit scenario (not how to get a 40% IRR).
reminds me of the importance […]