A VC in Vacationland
Seeking the next gen supply chain technology breakthroughs
recent posts
- The Role of Generative AI in Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- AI’s Impact on Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- The ‘New Normal’ is now the ‘No Normal’ in Supply Chains
- SRR—Sustainability, Resilience, Risk Management: The Latest Supply Chain Buzzwords & Investment Opportunities
- 3PLs–Investing in the Next Generation of Outsourced Supply Chain Solutions
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Category: Venture Capital
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So Uncle Henry has written the $250K check to launch your company, in return for 25% ownership. Great news. You can now start assembling a small team to write that code and find the first customers. But wait. Don't forget to file your Form D with the SEC. Under Regulation D–Rules Governing the Limited Offer and…
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I have been a fan of Blueprint to a Billion by David G. Thomson since the book was published. Executives in most of my portfolio companies have read the book and applied many of the principles. No billion dollar exits yet for Dave, but there's always hope. There have been a number of knock-off books…
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So you have a neat Web 2.0 site and you want to know the value of your site compared to others in your industry? Bizak.com is a website that computes the profitability of Internet start ups and compares that data to industry benchmarks. Based on a subscription model, Bizak targets entrepreneurs and investors interested in…
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IBM acquires ILOG for $340 Million–July 28, 2008 JDA acquires i2 for $346 Million–August 11, 2008 The acquisition spree continues in the supply chain technology space as early pioneers opt to tie in with bigger partners. IBM's acquisition of ILOG is clearly focused on adding the capability to manage complex supply chain outsourcing projects…
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As the philosophers say, may you live in interesting times. The recent announcement of the sale by 3M of HighJump, once touted as the entry point for 3M into the web world, ends another chapter of the “Synergy Strategy Dialogs for Clueless Corporations” and starts a whole new, and yet unnamed,book for venture firms. 3M initially purchased…
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Well, I really do like Special K with strawberries in the morning, but the “serials” I am speaking about here are serial entrepreneurs. These are the people who have either done a successful startup or somehow acquired the knowledge to do one. These are the people I like to invest in as they know what…
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Irrationality has become a hot topic in the business book world. First, there was Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely and just recently Sway by Ori and Rom Brafman hit the market. Both books cover the same basic theme–that humans are humans and do not always act rationally, that some of…
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Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, a “new kind of venture firm specializing in funding early stage start ups”, recently was asked in an Xconomy interview what founders can do to improve their odds of being funded. His answer was “get good co-founders”. I have often recommended to entrepreneurs that your team is the most…
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Every company has energy vampires. You know, the people that are always negative or subtlety thwart activities that help a company grow and prosper. They tend to suck the creative juices out of your people and spread a bad atmosphere around the office. Energy vampires can be particularly dangerous in start ups. I recently served…
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A recent Blog of mine focused on how entrepreneurs often fail to provide the right market context for their proposed business. My point was that saying your idea was different than anything else in the world was not a selling point because investors and customers could not easily relate to the idea without relevant context. …
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