Cellfire signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Catalina last month (http://goo.gl/PRX9e7) and the deal closed this morning. Cellfire was nine years in the making—a long startup journey. I’d like to highlight the company’s history and summarize some of the key lessons learned. A few of these lessons tie back to my other blog…
After 14 years in the VC business and several thousand meetings and presentations, a very common question I keep hearing from entrepreneurs is “How much money should I raise?” and the follow on question “How long should it last?” Of course the simple and favorite answer is “it depends.” Rather than being that open ended,…
One of the favorite terms I have heard during my years as a venture capitalist is when investors refer to “unbounded opportunities” as they describe what they are looking for in potential new investments. Makes total sense. The corollary is to find opportunities that intersect large markets that are churning or in transition of new…
After 13 years in the venture business (and 21 years in operating roles) I have come to realize that although there are many ingredients required to build a successful company, the most common important success (or failure) factor is developing the right GTM strategy. This may be obvious, but after sitting through thousands of presentations…
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