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Entries by Fred Wilson from 11/2011

What Is A Lead Investor?

| Posted 11.08.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Investing, Startup-Venture-Capital, Startup Financing, Venture Capitalist, Startup, Startups, Startup Investor, Startup Investing, Venture Capital, Small Business News

The term "lead investor" is often misunderstood. I have seen VCs negotiate to be called a co-lead or a lead in the term sheet. But you don't get given that designation. You earn it.

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A Veterans Day Story

| Posted 11.11.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Military, Vietnam, Veterans Day, Chat Rounds, Veterans Day Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Facebook, Small Business News

Skyping with your spouse works well enough but apparently it is hard to get the kids to hang out on Skype for long. But in Chat Rounds, the kids can play games or watch cartoons with their parent half way across the world in some war zone.

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Continuous Feedback

| Posted 11.16.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Startup Advisors, Small Business, Customer-Feedback, Board Meetings, Startups, Venture Capital, Continuous Deployment, Investors, Small Business News

We have a portfolio company that will remain nameless that does something I want to call out as super awesome. Every board meeting, as homework after ...

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