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    2. Learn to code? How about learn to sell!

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Nov 10 2011) Marketing

      ...VC with the hottest hand in NYC as of late (Turntable.fm, Fab.com), to bring the investment back to First Round? Lily Liu can sell--and she's selling into a huge market. I'd bet that anyone who looked at thi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   USA   First Round   Charlie O'Donnell

    3. People First

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Oct 24 2011)

      Tweet On Friday, Matt Blumberg from Return Path came to talk to a group of First Round portfolio companies on scaling your organization from a management perspective.  Many of our compan... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   First Round   Charlie O'Donnell   Matt Blumberg

    4. 10 Misperceptions About Venture Capital

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Oct 17 2011) Funding , Marketing

      ...to work with you, no matter who you are.  In my own case, of the 7 deals I’ve sourced and/or led at First Round, the profiles of the founders look like this: Married, non-technical female, mid-30s, mom, white ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Fred Wilson   First Round   Charlie O'Donnell

    5. Ignore startup history at your peril

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Jun 13 2011) Marketing

      It’s great to see so many first time entrepreneurs out there taking the big leap.  At First Round, a lot of the companies we invest in have new founders at the helm.  It’s exciting to work with the... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Facebook   First Round   Zynga

    6. The Five Advisors You Meet in the Deadpool

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (May 5 2011)

      ...one. Want to hear more about getting the most out of your investors and advisors?  Rob Hayes from First Round will be talking with Jason Goldberg, Founder of Fab.com on the investor/entrepreneur relationship a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ashton Kutcher   First Round   NYU

    7. How to approach and make an introduction to a VC

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Apr 29 2011)

      ...s a function of who he could get introductions to.  No matter how much I or any of the team here at First Round made themselves accessable through Office Hours, LinkedIn, Twitter, speaking, blogging, etc., he wa... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   First Round   Charlie O'Donnell

    8. Raising Money: What are you optimizing for?

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Apr 19 2011) Funding

      Raising Money: What are you optimizing for? Yesterday, an entrepreneur asked me whether or not First Round does convertible notes.  I wasn’t trying to be evasive, but after saying that we have done them on ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   TechStars   First Round   Charlie O'Donnell

    9. You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Mar 28 2011)

      ...--that a success for them would likely be too small for what our firm was looking for.  Even though First Round is a small, seed stage fund and we don't have the kind of approach that forces more money on an ent... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   First Round   NYC   Charlie O'Donnell

    10. Startup Recruiting Hacks

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (Jan 24 2011) Recruiting

      Yesterday, First Round had its annual CEO Summit. One of the cool things about being a fund that works with so many early... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Facebook   First Round   Charlie O'Donnell

    11. How to raise money with no lead

      Explore venturehacks.com (Jul 31 2010) Funding

      ...investor’s cash that they’re investing. And that seed-stage fund may be represented as a fund, like first round capital, or it may be represented as more of a person, like Naval, say. Naval: Yeah, generally the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Adam Smith   Andreessen Horowitz   Jeff Clavier

    12. ClickEquations’ CEO: Fueled By Persistent Confidence – with Lucinda Holt

      Explore mixergy.com (Jul 14 2010)

      ClickEquations’ CEO: Fueled By Persistent Confidence – with Lucinda Holt ... in some way. Andrew: As I was doing research into your background, I just kept seeing his name and First Round, his company, over and over. Lucinda: Yeah. Andrew: After Infonautics, it seems that you went on to... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Symantec   Philadelphia   Hollywood

    13. Disproportionate Risk

      Explore - This is going to be BIG! (May 21 2010) Marketing

      ...n’t launched?  That’s pretty big.  Don’t get me wrong, lots of people invest in pre-launch products—First Round certainly does.  Usually, however, you invest months and months before a launch and that’s actually... (Read Full Article)

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