I had a call today with a potential new (very exciting) client. Typically, we deal with the CEO’s, Management Team, Investors, etc. In this case, I was talking with the Chairman. This was one of the most enlightening discussions I’ve had making me recall my tech start-up CEO experience and the many mistakes I made. First off, I could tell tension existed amongst the management and board and I wanted to understand this more. I could see that the CEO’s …
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Going through due diligence for an early stage start-up is at times daunting and mostly a complete time suck. However, people are trading money for opportunity and return on an investment so this work is expected and completely reasonable. This past weekend I read a post from VC Mark Suster Both Sides of the Table blog — which I think is a must read for those seeking capital in the pro-VC market. He somewhat emphatically points out that a data room is …
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