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Moving Fast, Breaking Things, and the Support of Disruption
Moving Fast, Breaking Things, and the Support of Disruption
By Charlie O'Donnell
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Some Thoughts on WeWork and Investing in Late Stage
Some Thoughts on WeWork and Investing in Late Stage
By Charlie O'Donnell
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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems
The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems
By Charlie O'Donnell
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How can you source deals more effectively as a venture capitalist?
Turn portfolio company-only events and opportunities outward towards the greater community. For example, we’ve been running our Pre-Series A Offsite (www.preseriesaoffsite.com) for years, and sure, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures companies attend, but over 80% of the companies are from other people’s portfolios. That built network and reputation—increasing the chance that some founder would run into a founder I didn’t even back who still had a good impression of me and would recommend me.
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How can you manage a high volume of deal flow as a venture capitalist?
The biggest mistake most VCs make, especially junior folks, is not moving companies out of the process quickly enough. FOMO will cause companies to linger in your funnel longer than they should--either when you're not convinced they're winners or you don't have sufficient team buy-in to get them across the finish line. You're more likely to miss out on a great deal because your current funnel of mediocre ones is distracting you than you are of not realizing one of the mediocre ones is actually great.
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I was just talking to a founder about the Stella Service business model that Jordy Leiser had built--where you test the customer service experience…
I was just talking to a founder about the Stella Service business model that Jordy Leiser had built--where you test the customer service experience…
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Roger spent 17 years on Wall Street at Citibank and Deutsche Bank, principally in derivatives and quantitative trading before becoming a venture…
Roger spent 17 years on Wall Street at Citibank and Deutsche Bank, principally in derivatives and quantitative trading before becoming a venture…
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