herman.org - 2-Speed - Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff

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2-Speed - Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff
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21 years old
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4,696,649
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12
Domain's IP Country:

United States
Status Code:

OK
IP Address:

192.241.171.49
Description:

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff
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Domain Name:

herman.org
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21 years old
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ns1.easydns.com
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Thursday 14. July 1994
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Thursday 13. July 2017
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You need to put a reasonable amount of money in play especially at the beginning. Nothing pays out for a long time and the feedback loop is huge. A small percentage of investments will return anything, so you have to place a lot of bets.
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You need to look at many deals before choosing which ones to invest in. It’s easy to get excited about the ones you see, but you have to ask yourself what you’re not seeing. There are a million little companies out there to invest in. What are the odds that the subset you are seeing are the best ones?
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Network, network, network – get close to as many other angels as possible. The vast majority of angels are very open and are happy to share deals with you, make introductions or give advice.
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Look at every company from every incubator/accelerator you can find. Meet with the companies if you can. That’s not to say that there are good companies at all incubators, although there are usually one or two in each session, but there are many in one place and they’ll give you a perspective on what’s going on, team dynamics and what others are looking to invest in. They are also good practice for your own discovery skills. Like Malcolm Gladwell says in
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As in most things, luck remains a significant factor in successful investment returns. When I think Iâm getting good at investing, I remind myself to look back and ask myself if the company succeeded because of factors I had predicted, or because of something else. Most often, success is greatly determined by the company being at the intersection of the right place and the right time. Often, it got there because of macro-economic changes that were out of my view and out of my control. Sure, picking the right team in a solid market influences arriving at this intersection, still, there is a lot of luck involved.
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Almost any deal with a good return will take a long time to reach a liquidation event – 6-10 years. While there are exceptions, my home runs all took about a decade to return their first dollar.
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I used to think I could put a small amount of money into many companies each year and things would play out. I no longer believe that to be true. It’s a hits business. Even with a high-multiple exit, a small investment wonât provide a large enough absolute return to cover losses from failed investments and make a lot of money. Now, I invest more in the first round I participate in and almost always do my pro rata in subsequent rounds to maximize my ownership as the company grows.
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I try to be somewhat valuation agnostic. That is, the math on successful companies (assuming my home run theory is correct), shows the valuation at which one invests really doesn’t matter much. I try not to overpay of course – if I canât acquire enough of the company to give me a good return when a logical exit takes place, Iâd rather put my money at work somewhere else.
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There are red flags (real or potential problems) in all deals. I try not to let the existence of one scare me away. It’s the combinations of red flags that matter. If the CEO does not want to take money for fear of being diluted AND won’t create a board of directors, for example, I walk away.
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I have two fundamental requirements for an investment – the team has to listen well (they don’t have to ever take my advice, but they have to listen to it and consider it), and founders have to have a desire to build a killer, well-rounded team. In my experience, founders who don’t actively listen don’t succeed. Those without solid teams struggle and most eventually fade away.
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Ideas are fleeting and are almost never unique. Even if the company seems to have a distinct cut at something, someone else with a similar idea will be smarter, faster and have more capital. Speed is the key variable. If the team is willing to work their asses off and take enough money so that they always have fuel in the tank, then they have given themselves the best chance to succeed. This latter part – money – is where I often find problems. Sometimes, founders don’t want to take money for fear of dilution. Because they don’t have enough money, they move more slowly and are overtaken in the market.
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What I’ve Learned and My Current Thinking
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Closing of the Note
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Pari Passu with Future Notes
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herman.org IP Information:

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Ip Address:

192.241.171.49
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Country:

United States
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OK
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New York
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New York
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10118
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