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Re: You May Have Too Many VCs On Your Board

arinewman — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:32:22 -0000

great post Seth, thx. Supports my POV on high-functioning board configurations for A-C stage companies. (2 common, 2 investors, 1 independent)

Re: Our Investment in The Pro’s Closet

arinewman — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:52:02 -0000

1) this is awesome news and 2) I'm a huge fan of TPC. I've sold a few bikes thru them and they have been fantastic!

Re: How to fail gracefully

arinewman — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:07:27 -0000

great reminder David! In general keeping investors in the loop even when times are tough is the smart thing to do. Tweeted about this awhile ago https://twitter.com/arinewm...

Re: Startup Opportunities Flash Sale – Today Only For $0.99

arinewman — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:18:33 -0000

done! look forward to reading.

Re: The Shock of Mortality

arinewman — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:24:16 -0000

I also got an email yesterday about the death of someone. My age and the CEO of a company I'm involved with. I wasn't expecting it now, but at some point in the next few years and I too am still processing it. I was numb about it yesterday but today am feeling it. Watched Sully last night also...yet another great reminder that we never know when our time is up.

Re: Introducing Our New Partner – Chris Moody

arinewman — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:53:15 -0000

boom! this is amazing news. excited for all of you!

Re: Techstars - Was it Worth It?

arinewman — Wed, 25 May 2016 17:03:10 -0000

love it! #givefirst

Re: Email Conventions and Why Email Clients Suck

arinewman — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:10:50 -0000

such a messed up tradeoff between Inbox and Gmail right now. Inbox has the + convention which I use daily and the bundling which is really helpful for workflow, but lacks plugin support and lots of other features. Gmail is getting slower and slower and is behind on features. C'mon!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

arinewman — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:26:10 -0000

great things happening in Estonia - this should be fun.

Re: Joining Conference Calls By Pressing One Button

arinewman — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:48:41 -0000

great feature. I'm a big MobileDay fan...in fact, when I have to type in a conf. line on the phone and jump between the calendar and the phone app I get pissed now.

Re: Full Circle ( Startup Weekend, Startup Week + Techstars)

arinewman — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:47:22 -0000

Andrew - what a ride its been thus far, and indeed the future is bright. Amazing how these two entities were birthed out of the same primordial startup stew and are now re-united. I hope you are proud of the role you've played in the development of both organizations. Looking forward to seeing you more often!

Re: Cynic or Optimist?

arinewman — Thu, 21 May 2015 13:04:54 -0000

love this way of framing it Brad. I can relate.

Re: one: Another Day In Pictures

arinewman — Fri, 01 May 2015 15:53:36 -0000

great photos Judd!

Re: Sunday Morning With the Wayback Machine

arinewman — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:48:57 -0000

love it Brad. I dug up the old landing page from my 1st startup, JustOn. What a trip down memory lane... https://web.archive.org/web...

Re: 150M new reasons to be thankful at Techstars

arinewman — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 11:38:29 -0000

David - amazing post. What an incredible journey it has been.

Re: If You Want A Response, Ask Specific Questions

arinewman — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:29:49 -0000

thanks for posting this - if only more people followed this guidance...

Re: The Gift of Uncomplaining Tech Support

arinewman — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:32:05 -0000

+1 - I do all the tech support and fine tuning in the house proactively and the wife and family benefit. I have a shared Wunderlist for this kind of stuff, but I also put other house projects on there. Anything that needs my hands/brain/toolbox goes on there too.

Re: The most difficult decision I’ve made as PivotDesk CEO

arinewman — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:03:52 -0000

David & Kelly - you guys are both class acts and I really admire the transparency and sharing of the experience with the community. Heartfelt, brave and real. I'm pretty bummed for both of you, but as the adage goes "that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger" and I suspect both of you and Pivotdesk will end up landing on your feet. I hope you and Kelly get to share that PortWood someday!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

arinewman — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:05:02 -0000

this will be super interesting! can't wait.

Re: Venture Outcomes are Even More Skewed Than You Think

arinewman — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:35:51 -0000

thanks for posting Seth...this seems to be a consistent theme (that venture is even harder than everyone thinks, or don't bet on the unicorns, or good luck getting returns, etc) but this analysis really spells it out.

Re: Why do investors take so long to commit?

arinewman — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:19:02 -0000

great advice for entrepreneurs here - I think the more you understand how investors work the better when it comes to fundraising. It can be super frustrating as an entrepreneur who feels like they are doing everything right and still getting a lot of NOs or investors dragging their feet when you don't understand why and don't get honest feedback about it.

There does also have to be a "match", the right investors who share the vision and excitement with the right team/product/market. Over the long haul, you don't want just $$, you want a supportive and engaged relationship!

Another way to think about this is that it only takes one NO, but a dozen YESs. Help investors get to YES, and your rounds will come together faster.

Re: Introducing FG Press

arinewman — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:53:56 -0000

Exciting news! I'm thrilled to be a part of this project.

Re: Create Structure out of the Gate andYou’ll Thank Yourself Later

arinewman — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:52:42 -0000

great point

Re: Create Structure out of the Gate andYou’ll Thank Yourself Later

arinewman — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:52:20 -0000

My personal take on this is that most savvy early-stage investors go in eyes-open in terms of convertible debt. The debt belongs to the company (or at least it should). I've seen situations where the team shuts down operations when they know its not going to work and they return remaining capital to the investors, and I've seen shutdowns when the cash is all gone. The debt holders sometimes just write it off and move on, and sometimes get involved and try to create some kind of return on remaining assets.

Re: Create Structure out of the Gate andYou’ll Thank Yourself Later

arinewman — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:49:30 -0000

Scott - agree that it could have happened even with a board, but I'd submit that if the company had been using the board well and was fully engaged that a few of the key mis-steps would have been caught earlier or potentially avoided.