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Rolling Fund operational efficiencies
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I haven't written about my rolling fund lately, but I wanted to share some operational efficiencies I've developed for tue fund and share two tools I'm using. RelationshipsA big part of venture capital is relationships. So here are some operational efficiencies I'm employing. New relationship outreach In speaking with a
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Trash talk: Turning trash into treasure
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Our 8 year old son comes running in to the house through the garage with a neighborhood friend screaming, "Papa, we made $37, come see!" As I'm walking over I reply, "Selling the eggs?" "Yeah, you want one?" "Of course I do," wondering why I didn't get asked first. "$1
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The RSS feed
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I love when newsletter readers write back. It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen from time to time and it seems to be happening more frequently. Recently I received this with regards to subscribing to my newsletter. Hi Vikrant, Is your content going to be email exclusive? Iā
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Book: Invent & Wander The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
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As I continue dive deeper in this decade into the world of early-stage venture capital what better place to dig than into the mind of one of the greatest entrepreneurs of my time: Jeff Bezos. In 2015, Amazon became the fastest company to hit $100 billion in sales. Many of
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Saturday Spotlight: Fundraise with Confidence
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Jason Yeh is launching his cohort based course (CBC) on fundraising for founders called Fundraise with Confidence. It's a frothy startup fundraising market for an early stage founder, but the process is still grueling, even if you're doing it right. I've never seen a fundraising market like this one. There
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Getting started with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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I'm enjoying blogging and I think I'll enjoy owning my incredibly tiny place on the Internet. I'm getting started with Search Engine Optimization. Last week I wrote about this website's tech stack and I had just setup Google Analytics. Analytics is free and I wanted some insight into my website
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Start a gratitude practicing today
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If you've followed my writing, or have known me since 2014 then you know gratitude is an important part of my life. A gratitude practice will evolve depending on how long you have been practicing. After practicing for over a year, I wanted to share two ways I start a
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How to start an independent consulting practice
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I have helped over 50 people become consultants through Consulting Club and a question I'm asked frequently is a version of: How do I start a consulting business with no experience and little money, what resources do you need?There are three common themes that are often highlighted: A feeling
