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Why You Shouldn’t Be Fooled by Your Own Expertise

Why You Shouldn’t Be Fooled by Your Own Expertise

I am wired to discount people who have total assuredness in their point-of-view, have dogmatic positions or use data as a crutch or…
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The Surest Sign You’re Winning is When Goliath Takes a Swing at You

The Surest Sign You’re Winning is When Goliath Takes a Swing at You

I’ve been involved with several startups where a giant incumbent attacks you and tries to sue you out of existence. When you first receive…
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Getting Your Head in the Game for Fund Raising

Getting Your Head in the Game for Fund Raising

When you run a startup you’re always on borrowed time. You have cash in the bank, a monthly burn rate and a “cash out” date that few in the…
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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Just over a year ago I wrote about how MakeSpace had raised $17.5 million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City…
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Why Great Executives Avoid Shiny Objects

Why Great Executives Avoid Shiny Objects

The modern world is filled with constant distractions. Only those with maniacal focus on results and a willingness not to engage in every…
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Why 2017 Should be a Great Year to Raise Venture Capital

Why 2017 Should be a Great Year to Raise Venture Capital

Recently Upfront Ventures published its outlook for the technology startup world and venture capital overall titled it “WTF Happened to…
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Why the LP Outlook is Good for Venture and Startups in 2017–2020

Why the LP Outlook is Good for Venture and Startups in 2017–2020

Every year Upfront Ventures surveys Limited Partners (LPs) who are the main source of capital that invests in VC funds and thus the main…
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The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?

The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?

I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. He was running to be the 42nd…
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How This Founder Wants to Apply Her Technology to Help Save the Planet’s Resources

How This Founder Wants to Apply Her Technology to Help Save the Planet’s Resources

There are so many moments from the Upfront Summit that I want to share with you — it just takes time to watch through all the videos, do…
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Doing the Right Thing > Doing Things Right

Doing the Right Thing > Doing Things Right

It’s easy to find yourself caught in the trap of just GSD (getting shit done) and not stepping back to be thoughtful about whether you’d…
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