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Only Two Things Matter in a Pitch to Investors 13 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
When I think of the hours that entrepreneurs put into presenting the perfect pitch, the perfect powerpoint, to VCs, I’m reminded of this passage by Robert McKee in his famous book, Story. In his job ...
Don’t Copy Silicon Valley 9 Aug 2013 | 05:32 pm
The Next Web recently published an important article by angel investor Juan Pablo Cappello. Juan convincingly states what many have learned the hard way: Brazil is not Silicon Valley, its startups s...
The Other “Brazil Cost” 3 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm
The “Brazil Cost” usually refers to the cost of bureaucracy in Brazil. There are other costs, however, that have nothing to do with bureaucracy but are just as damaging to business. I’m referring to...
Angel Investing and the Series A Crunch 27 Jul 2013 | 05:29 pm
Much ink has been spilled on the question of whether we have a “Series A crunch” — a lack of investment capital for companies at the Series A stage — in the US and Brazil. In my opinion, there is ple...
Part Two: More Notes from the 500 Startups PreMoney Investor Conference 19 Jul 2013 | 04:42 pm
MicroVC Panel Brand of a VC must reflect what the firm does best. Entrepreneurs care about thesis and what the investor is good at Jeff Clavier, SoftechVC: MicroVC. the evolution of the name...
Notes from the 500 Startups PreMoney Investor Conference 2 Jul 2013 | 04:55 pm
Last Thursday, Dave McClure and 500 Startups hosted PreMoney, a great one-day conference for investors. Below are my notes from the first half of the conference. Any mistakes or misattributions a...
Optimism and the Brazilian Online Market 12 Sep 2012 | 10:04 pm
I attended a get together organized by BayBrazil last night. Lots of members of the Brazilian startup community are in town for TechCrunch Disrupt and the atmosphere was great. I expect the same at...
A War of Tweets Breaks Out 11 Sep 2012 | 06:12 pm
A war of tweets broke out between Dave McClure, Fred Wilson, Mark Suster and some other high-profile VCs this week. The subject involved Convertible Notes and whether different investors in the same ...
“And Now for Something Completely Different…” Graffiti Brasil 25 Aug 2012 | 04:50 pm
Over the years I have become fascinated with street art (“graffiti”), especially in Brazil. For some reason, the street art here blows away most of what I see in the States. Perhaps it is just more p...
Is Your Company a Feature, a Product or a Business? 21 Aug 2012 | 07:31 pm
In these days of multiplying startups, it’s useful to divide companies into three categories: features, products and businesses. A feature is less than a product and nothing close to a business. Using...
