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累计：138 篇（自 2006-12-06 起）

更新：约2篇/月，最后更新119 天前

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Never give up but move on quickly

as a young kid, i was always taught the valuable lesson of never giving up or quitting. ?no matter how many times you get knocked down, you have to stand up and keep moving. ?<img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4aaqskzjrgabageasabiaad/7q+kughvdg9zag9widmumaa4qklna+0aaaaaabaasaaaaaeaaqbiaaaaaqaboejjtqqnaaaaaaaeaaaaedhcsu0d8waaaaaacaaaaaaaaaaaoejjtqqkaaaa... (119 天前)

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Startups getting caught in No Man’s Land

"no man's land" is traditionally known as the area between two trenches. ?this?is a reference to world war i and the vicious trench warfare and hand-to-hand combat that characterized that war. <img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4aaqskzjrgabaqaaaqabaad/2wceaaudbbaqdxaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebaqebapdxuqdxirexmtdw8wgbysgbasfbibbqufbwyhbq... (142 天前)

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Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em

i had a tough call with an entrepreneur this morning.? his company raised a fair amount of seed financing but did not hit the milestones it needed to in order to raise a real round of venture capital.? the product is nice but they took too long iterating and releasing a subsequent version while the market around it moved much quicker.? in the process, th... (177 天前)

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The New York Startup Market Rocks and is REAL

ok, i may be biased having been an early stage vc based out of new york since 1996, but i must say that the vibe, energy, and people at the techstars nyc demo day event yesterday was simply awesome.? dave tisch and team simply did a fantastic job guiding the startups, recruiting the mentors, and organizing the event.? i was quite honored to have been a m... (306 天前)

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Reflecting on passed investments

every 3 months i dig through my "passed company" folder to look at what investment opportunities we passed on and why.? inevitably, there are a few companies that are near-misses, but we end up passing on for whatever reason.? did we pass because we didn't think the team was great or because we didn't believe that they could get a product launched?? did ... (317 天前)

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Know When to Hold ‘em, Know When to Fold ‘em

i had a tough call with an entrepreneur this morning.? his company raised a fair amount of seed financing but did not hit the milestones it needed to in order to raise a real round of venture capital.? the product is nice but they took too long iterating and releasing a subsequent version while the market around it moved much quicker.? in the process, th... (317 天前)

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Put your users first!

as a vc who invests in seed and first rounds, i love revenue just as much as the next guy. ?however, the focus on revenue should play second fiddle to a user/customer first experience. ?over the years, how many times have we seen companies grow from next to nothing in user base and somehow forget why they got there in the first place? ?yes, the answer is... (317 天前)

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