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Leo Polovets
Jan 1, 2012
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Data Analyses

  • Which technologies do startups use?

  • Salary/equity benchmarks for different job roles and company sizes

  • The relationship between a startup’s location and its chances of success

The Value of Data

  • The Value of Data, Part 1: Using data as a competitive advantage

  • The Value of Data, Part 2: Building valuable datasets

  • The Value of Data, Part 3: Data business models

Seed Stage Logistics

  • How to write start-up updates, why these updates are valuable to founders, and how to get even more value out of them.

  • Common early stage startup mistakes

Pitching and Fundraising

  • Tips for demo day pitches (part 1, part 2)

  • An analogy between startup pitches and movies

Fundraising

  • An algorithm for going through the fundraising process

  • General fundraising tips

  • Viewing your round from an investor’s point of view

  • Making sure your roadmap for getting to the next round is realistic

Book/talk notes

  • Notes from SalesConf (useful even if you have no experience with sales)

  • Notes on the book The Art of Profitability (which covers a lot of business models)

  • Notes on a talk by DJ Patil: Building Great Data Products

Misc

  • The road to success is paved with discomfort

  • Valuing stock options (from an employee’s perspective)

  • The value of taking time off

  • An open letter to demo day startups

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