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March 21, 2006
Planning, Funding, Executing, and Exiting a New Venture | Gerry Lemberg
Planning, Funding, Executing and Exiting a New Venture by Gerry Lemberg An entrepreneur is that rare gifted person who has foresight, is firm and resolute, able to motivate and lead others and understands that the value of an idea... [continued]Posted by cmayaud at 02:14 PM | Permalink| Comments (2)
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October 31, 2005
To Think It Up Or To Look It Up - That is the Question
Over the weekend, I got caught with my pants down — again. I was engaged in an energetic debate on “some issue” when suddenly the tables turned on me when my bluff was called. During the discussion, I was caught... [continued]Posted by cmayaud at 01:06 PM | Permalink| Comments (1)
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September 29, 2005
The Start of Internet Tsunami 2.0 Averted? eBay Shareholders Get the Final Word: "Skype Who?"
[“Uncle! Uncle! I give Up” — I really thought I could make it as the last hold-out in the VC Blogosphere NOT to comment on the Skype-eBay (or is it eBay-Skype?) Deal — Wrong again — cgm] What the Skype/eBay Deal Says... [continued]Posted by cmayaud at 01:11 PM | Permalink| Comments (0)
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June 21, 2005
NEW MYTH: The Ultimate "Master of the Universe" Vision Statement
FOR MEGALOMANIACS ONLY If you have ever been inspired to have the full grandiosity of your vision come alive in the minds of your potential investors (or your therapist), this short video is for you. EPIC 2014 [“Thorazine Anyone?” — Chris... [continued]Posted by cmayaud at 02:19 AM | Permalink| Comments (0)
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June 18, 2005
What is a "Scalable" Business?
For Venture Investors: Scalability is King While both scalable and non-scalable businesses can be “successful” and grow — only scalable businesses can achieve the high-growth characteristics required to command market multiples attractive to venture investors. So what is a “scalable”... [continued]Posted by cmayaud at 07:03 PM | Permalink| Comments (2)
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June 17, 2005
MYTH: 10x "Best Case" Return is Compelling to Investors
REALITY: 10x “Worst Case” Return is Compelling to Investors Assume $500m Venture Fund Size $10m Average Investment Size Series B Average Investment Stage 50 Deals Total Do the math! 100x at 5 years delivers an incremental 15% IRR to the fund... [continued]Posted by cmayaud at 01:08 AM | Permalink| Comments (1)
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March 09, 2005
MYTH: "A Good Business Plan must Convince Investors"
REALITY: “A Good Business Plan must Convince You” [this is slightly revised from the original posted as “ONLY ONE BUSINESS PLAN MATTERS... THE PLAN WHICH CONVINCES YOU!!!” in Ecademy Clubs: Global Capital Access Club - Forum — cgm] 09-Mar-05 5:19pmThe only... [continued]Posted by cmayaud at 10:49 PM | Permalink| Comments (0)
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