Entrepreneurship « AH Venture

‘Life in a startup’ : Ou quand un ex-professionnel du capital-risque franchit le Rubicon

juin 10, 2010 Laisser un commentaire

Voici un tribut sympathique aux startuppers de tous poils. D’autant plus agréable qu’il est écrit par un ancien VC (capital-risqueur)…

“I mentioned a couple of months ago that I was leaving the world of private equity for the land of startups. It was a serious move. I was planning to leave stable employment, consistent income, lots of potential upside (carry), and an established career. But to be frank, it was the easiest decision I’ve ever made. I never once questioned it or procrastinated. It was automatic; like tying shoelaces.
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Classé dans Capital-risque (VC), Entrepreneurs Tag(s) associé(s): bootstrapping, Entrepreneurship, Private equity, Start-up, VC, Venture capital

For VC’s, first but not all, Entrepreneur Is Key

décembre 3, 2007 Laisser un commentaire

Every panelist at the VC Circle Forum (held on Friday, Nov 30, in Bangalore) asserted one word: Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur. So the entrepreneur is the key parameter a fund evaluates before making the funding decision. That said, funds should not chase a celebrity entrepeneur.

Classé dans Entrepreneurs, Management Tag(s) associé(s): Entrepreneurship, Private equity, Start-up, VC, Venture capital

Other People’s Money

novembre 28, 2007 Laisser un commentaire

“There’s only one thing I love more than money. You know what that is? OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY. “

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Classé dans Capital-risque (VC), Entrepreneurs, Management Tag(s) associé(s): Entrepreneurship, Private equity, VC, Venture capital

The Art of the Start

novembre 28, 2007 Laisser un commentaire

Ironically, I drafted the following post at the same time my friend, Jim Stamos, sent me Marc Andreessen’s recent post about the current writer’s strike in Hollywood Rebuilding Hollywood in Silicon Valley’s Image. Lire la suite

Classé dans Entrepreneurs, Management Tag(s) associé(s): bootstrapping, Entrepreneurship, Start-up

Getting the Gang Back Together

novembre 28, 2007 Laisser un commentaire

Venture investors often find comfort when a team of entrepreneurs beginning a startup have previously worked together. If the prior endeavor was a wild success, then the prevailing thinking is that it makes sense to back a team who should know the playbook for victory. But even when the last go-round was a mild success or even a tremendous failure, there is signal value in the fact that these individuals deliberately choose to work together another time. Lire la suite

Classé dans Entrepreneurs Tag(s) associé(s): Entrepreneurship, Private equity, VC, Venture capital

Short and sweet advice for small business success!

novembre 9, 2007 Laisser un commentaire

Seth Godin really nails it on the head with three short sentences of advice for the entrepreneur:

Three things you need:
1) the ability to abandon a plan when it doesn’t work,
2) the confidence to do the right thing even when it costs you money in the short run, and
3) enough belief in other people that you don’t try to do everything yourself.

Classé dans Entrepreneurs, Management Tag(s) associé(s): Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Private equity, Start-up, VC, Venture capital

The « Lead Investor »

octobre 29, 2007 Laisser un commentaire

One of the most misunderstood concepts in the venture/startup world is the concept of the ”lead investor”. I got an email from a friend yesterday who I won’t name because I am not sure he wants his financing efforts blogged about openly. He said that he’s got indications of interest from a number of investors but they are all waiting for a “lead investor”. I told him that what he has is a bunch of followers who have no real conviction about his business because if they did, they’d step up, negotiate a deal, and get their money into his company. But instead they are going to sit on the sidelines, wait until someone with conviction shows up, and then try to get in alongside the investor with conviction. Lire la suite

Classé dans Capital-risque (VC), Entrepreneurs, Management Tag(s) associé(s): Entrepreneurship, Private equity, Round financing, Start-up, VC, Venture capital