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by wschroter 19y ago
I didn't say investors wouldn't fund your salary. I said they won't fund a $200k salary. I said $50k is more like it. I hear guys ALL the time talking about how they want to find investors so they can keep their massive paychecks while l
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by wschroter 19y ago
I hope they all become billionaires. I just missed the correlation.
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by wschroter 19y ago
Just so we're on point here, I'm sure there are some instances where a founder was well paid or debt was paid. It's just a really bad idea to go into an investment thinking that's a typical situation. I've yet to meet an investor that thi
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by wschroter 19y ago
what was the case for suggesting these companies would make the founders billionaires?
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by wschroter 19y ago
haha - mpb - spoken like a true valley insider. 550,000 businesses are started every month in the U.S. alone. How many are VC-funded? I'm glad you've seen startups get funded with a half-baked demo and get $100k salaries from well-funded
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by wschroter 19y ago
if you only have one idea you've got bigger problems
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by wschroter 19y ago
sabat - thanks for suggesting I'm not a total douchebag! the book is a free download on the homepage btw
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by wschroter 19y ago
the logo rocks. you're a communist. ;)
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by wschroter 19y ago
"I only have one hour of pure brilliance per week. Unfortunately I have to work 80 per week to find the one." - Wil Schroter
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by wschroter 19y ago
Timing was bizarre - I just wrote a column about why entrepreneurs should NEVER retire! http://www.gobignetwork.com/wil/2007/4/16/3-reasons-entrepreneurs-should-never-retire/10133/view.aspx
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by wschroter 20y ago
Think of ebay using it's $40m as a permanent ad placement for it's own products and services. It's not that far off in that context. Plus if it actually becomes a real company and has value, then it's a big deal. $40m isn't too much money
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by wschroter 20y ago
thx falseprophet - the article as kind of tongue and cheek and if it were the only thing I had read (of my columns) I would have probably had the same response as you!
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by wschroter 20y ago
fp - it's supposed to be silly. The point was to make sure the person you're talking to and is providing advice has actually built a company and is not just a robot talking out of their ass.
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What's the Difference between an Entrepreneur and a Robot?(gobignetwork.com)
11 points by wschroter 20y ago|6 comments
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by wschroter 20y ago
I know the Founder, Paul Allen (not the MS one) and they are good people. We do the same stuff at the Go BIG Network - http://www.gobignetwork.com/small-business-funding/ I also blogged a few days ago about a company that got funded thr
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by wschroter 20y ago
there are a fair number of postings from multiple sites specifically about startups here - http://www.gobignetwork.com/startup-company-job/
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Raising Money is a Band-Aid, Not a Cure(gobignetwork.com)
5 points by wschroter 20y ago|0 comments
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How Startups Get Funded Before Investors Show Up(gobignetwork.com)
2 points by wschroter 20y ago|0 comments
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by wschroter 20y ago
the decline is in the average amount requested, not funding requests as a whole.
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What a Startup Office Really Looks Like(gobignetwork.com)
6 points by wschroter 20y ago|1 comments