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Mark Suster in Both Sides of the Table

Mar 25, 2016

How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Many startup businesses — tech or otherwise — fail. In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. We also know that even though many of us…

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Mark Suster in Both Sides of the Table

Mar 11, 2016

Snapchat 101 for VCs and Old Folks

As the human ear ages it loses its ability to hear high-pitched sound frequencies (above 15–16 kHz) through a condition known as presbycusis that starts at 18 years old. There’s an old parlor trick where a sound is played at a higher frequency than adults can hear…

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Mark Suster in Both Sides of the Table

Mar 30, 2016

An Inside Scoop on the Funding Environment and What it Might Mean for You

$30 million. That’s how much Invoca raised and we’re announcing it today. It is an heroic accomplishment in a brutal fund-raising market in which only market leaders can bring in that sort of money. But…

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Mark Suster in Both Sides of the Table

Mar 12, 2016

Why Snapchat is an Important Media Company

Yesterday I wrote a primer on how to use Snapchat for my peer group of “over 30” people who don’t yet “get” Snapchat. Today I want to talk briefly about why I believe Snapchat is an important media company.

Mark Suster in Both Sides of the Table

Mar 1, 2016

What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. While I’m not an LP, the…

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Mark Suster in Both Sides of the Table

Mar 6, 2016

Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. They thought it was like MySpace and why did I need a MySpace page?

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