Thoughts on VC's DNA
Yesterday, there was a good post from Steve on Hackermoon on what are good traits of a VC. Here are my few lines on the topic. Beyond qualities of being an insightful and knowledgeable folks whom its good to work with, here is a short of list of qualities which
7 years ago
Mastering enterprise software sales for early-stage companies
With the commoditization of marketing channels (search, social, display, etc) within a handful of platforms - paid marketing de facto became a commodity. Not to say there is nothing to do in marketing anymore, but getting first leads though might be costly, it is not the main challenge. Doing first
7 years ago
Early-stage startups investment framework
After having been pitched thousands early stage companies makes sense to share the investment framework, which we used to streamline investment analysis and be more diligent and thoughtful about our investment process. Early stage startups, especially now in IT operate when a cost to create a company is almost reduced
7 years ago
What does a limited partner look in a venture capital fund manager?
The venture capital's business model is to invest into and sell companies, making several times in the process. To fund an investment, venture funds rely on its limited partners for their capital. There are many types of organizations and individuals who are pertained to fund risks imposed by
7 years ago
Sharp fall of snapchat stock after first earnings report (2017Q1)
After a quite nice stock market euphoria in February almost reaching 2400 in S&P Snapchat successfully caught its ride, while placing its stock at US$17 per share and soaring ca. 40% on the first trading day. Yesterday, Snapchat released its first earning report and in the aftermarket
7 years ago
3 types of transactions in venture capital
Venture Capital is a complicated business with a lot of things on its plate. However, yesterday, during our team dinner one interesting idea was circulated by Michael that can simplify what venture capital is all about. In most business, there are usually 2 types of transactions: * buy services of a
7 years ago