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by eladgil 14y ago
I think the first step is having a series of frank conversations about the issues. If nothing changes / get fixed, then I think you need to move to a mode where you take action. In some cases, your co-founder will decide to part ways or res
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by eladgil 14y ago
Great point. This is better way to put what often happens.
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How To Fire A Co-Founder(blog.eladgil.com)
110 points by eladgil 14y ago|25 comments
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by eladgil 14y ago
What I meant is that growth is often factored into market caps (PGE). I agree with you that a more complex analysis could be done and it would be more rigorous and it may reveal additional insights. However, I am guessing the primary takeaw
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by eladgil 14y ago
I definitely agree that markets are in-efficient in how they price companies at a given moment. I also think it would be interesting to do the same analysis with e.g. cash flow the core metric. However, I do think market cap is a reasonabl
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by eladgil 14y ago
I actually mention this at the bottom of the post - i.e. "Also, MSFT is a bit ambiguous as it has both consumer and enterprise revenue." I think in the end it makes sense to classify Microsoft as B2B as: a. For much of its history it has be
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Takeaways From The 100 Largest Public Companies(blog.eladgil.com)
27 points by eladgil 14y ago|6 comments
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The Road To $5 Billion Is A Long One(blog.eladgil.com)
8 points by eladgil 14y ago|0 comments
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by eladgil 14y ago
Agreed. I am implicitly implying a lack of strong incumbents and a degree of real traction rather then "has anyone ever tried anything remotely similar".
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by eladgil 14y ago
Yahoo! was definitely the first (or amongst the very very first) directories/portals. Directories worked just fine when there weren't a lot of links. That is why for a while, search was viewed as an add-on to portals versus a primary serv
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by eladgil 14y ago
eBay, Yahoo!, Amazon, Craigs List, are all examples of first movers in their particular markets. In general, I mean "second mover" more generically. I.e. what do you do if someone already has a strong or growing market position? How can y
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How To Win As Second Mover(blog.eladgil.com)
33 points by eladgil 14y ago|15 comments
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Snap Out Of It(blog.eladgil.com)
9 points by eladgil 14y ago|0 comments
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by eladgil 14y ago
Good point. I see a lot of entrepreneurs start with a bad pitch. A few weeks in they will stop to regroup. They will refine the pitch, and start again. In parallel, they may get more aggressive about coordinating all the meetings into a
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by eladgil 14y ago
David Lee had a good recent post on this: http://daslee.me/6-months
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by eladgil 14y ago
Ha ha. Yes, it can take even longer. But I think even 3 months is much longer then most people expect. :)
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Fundraising Will Take You 3 Months(blog.eladgil.com)
33 points by eladgil 14y ago|10 comments
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Employee #1 Is The Toughest Hire(blog.eladgil.com)
5 points by eladgil 14y ago|2 comments
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"The End of Silicon Valley" Is Nonsense(blog.eladgil.com)
37 points by eladgil 14y ago|52 comments
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Ask Before You Intro(blog.eladgil.com)
10 points by eladgil 14y ago|0 comments
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by eladgil 14y ago
Agreed. You can basically stop trying to prompt them to follow up with you (since they are non-responsive / won't suggest next steps typically in this scenario). Another tough thing to balance is the flip of this - how to politely drop a V
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by eladgil 14y ago
Yeah, I think we are in agreement! :)
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by eladgil 14y ago
I think in the type of scenario you mention (i.e. lots of foot dragging without a clear answer), 9 times out of 10 the entrepreneur should just quit following up with the VC and move on. The logic is simple - if the original VC is waiting f
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by eladgil 14y ago
Ha. That is pretty good. There are some steps between "Hi" and "Here is a term sheet" but you can definitely tell if someone is very excited. Unfortunately, it is harder to tell if someone is disinterested as VCs try hard to maintain or p
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Signs A VC Is Just Not That Into You(blog.eladgil.com)
48 points by eladgil 14y ago|14 comments
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Interview with Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital(kirso.tumblr.com)
1 points by eladgil 14y ago|0 comments
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by eladgil 14y ago
Good point. Irrational perception makes a big difference in both positive and negative directions for an entrepreneur. See e.g. Color.
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by eladgil 14y ago
Agreed - the transition is really seed to series A. By the time you hit series B or C, you have investors who own a large part of your company already (and in most cases won't do an "inside round" - or if they want to do it, the entrepreneu
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VC Signaling Coming Home To Roost(blog.eladgil.com)
90 points by eladgil 14y ago|14 comments
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Never, Ever Compromise: Hiring For Culture Fit(blog.eladgil.com)
9 points by eladgil 15y ago|1 comments

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