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Products are Lines, not Dots

Products are Lines, not Dots

By Jevon MacDonald on January 22, 2015

I see a lot of founders and startups struggling with explaining what they are trying to accomplish. Many are just focused on how they are going to do the next thing. The next release, the next pitch, the next campaign. Releasing a product is not an accomplishment in and of itself. Launching isn’t either. Getting a feedback and […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Iteration, Lean Startup, mark suster, startups

In defense of 'big'

In defense of ‘big’

By Chris Selland on May 7, 2014

With all due respect to my ‘startup junkie‘ friends, I thought I’d say a few words in defense of big companies. As someone who has spent the majority of my career in small firms, I know firsthand that there is nothing more rewarding or enjoyable than creating something out of nothing and building – and […]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged Big, Esther Dyson, hp, mark suster, Scott Kirsner, startup, startups

To Pre-Meet Or Not To Pre-Meet:  That Is The Question

To Pre-Meet Or Not To Pre-Meet: That Is The Question

By Dave Kellogg on March 24, 2014

I once asked one of my board members which CEO ran the best board meetings across his portfolio companies.  His answer was, let’s call him, Jack.  Here’s what he said about him: Jack got the board deck out 3-4 days in advance of the board meeting Jack would call him — and every other board […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Board, board meeting, Culture, grp partners, Management, mark suster, startups

A vendetta to get you up in the morning

A vendetta to get you up in the morning

By Jevon MacDonald on December 28, 2010

I always like to say that a little vendetta is healthy for a startup. A vendetta, or keeping frenemies as Mark Suster wrote, can be a positive way to differentiate yourself if you understand the bigger picture. It is risky as part of of a company culture, but when you believe in something enough you […]

Posted in Business | Tagged frenemy, Marc Benioff, mark suster, salesforce.com, startups

Congratulations to Mark Suster, No 2. Top-rated VC Partner

Congratulations to Mark Suster, No 2. Top-rated VC Partner

By Zoli Erdos on February 3, 2010

Image by GRP Partners via CrunchBase CloudAve readers know Mark Suster for his popular series on startups, getting funded, generally dealing with VCs but also on strategy, sales, management, presentations ..etc.  In short as the very accessible all-around startup guy.  I first met him as CEO of Koral, a startup later acquired by Salesforce.com. Considering […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Entrepreneurship, grp partners, koral, mark suster, salesforce.com, startups, thefunded, vc, vc funding, Venture Capital

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