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June | 2014 | therealjohntan
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Monthly Archives: June 2014. Be Nice Or Leave (Term Sheet From Hell). June 22, 2014. Came across this great blog post. I have found that reputation is the magnet that brings opportunities to you time and time again. I have found that being nice builds your reputation. I have found that leaving money on the table, and being generous, pays dividends. June 18, 2014. Just read a great article. I hear so many people saying things like, ‘Oh we can build a photo sharing app for students at Stanford! When you lo...
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The Final Count – 8 YC Startups, More to Come from S15 Batch. May 25, 2015. One of the first things I did when I returned from Demo Day this March was to set up a SPV with my partner Firas (he’s the CEO of Marcella) to invest in YC startups. We named it BWB Ventures (‘Bubble What Bubble’, geddit? And ended up investing in 8 YC startups, 6 from the batch that just graduated and 2 from previous batches. Here’s the final list:. Http:/ www.givemetap.com/. Unwind Me –. We believe we can help. Kuhcoon auto...
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Sometimes Tough Love Is The Best Love. January 30, 2014. I’ve always been an advocate of investors maintaining a good relationship with founders during good times and bad. Building a startup is tough, and there will inevitably be bumps along the way. From personal experience I know that having investors who remain supportive when it’s tough going is invaluable. I also know that sometimes tough love is the best love. November 2, 2013. How many billion dollar companies can advertisers support? Venture fund...
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Be Nice Or Leave (Term Sheet From Hell) | therealjohntan
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Be Nice Or Leave (Term Sheet From Hell). June 22, 2014. Came across this great blog post. I have found that reputation is the magnet that brings opportunities to you time and time again. I have found that being nice builds your reputation. I have found that leaving money on the table, and being generous, pays dividends. Farewell 2014. Hello 2015! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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Venture Capital versus Private Equity | therealjohntan
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Venture Capital versus Private Equity. June 13, 2014. The investment partnership I run with a couple of friends, plays in the VC and PE space. Couple of months ago we completed our second buy out deal, acquiring a Sydney-based expense management software company. Here are some thoughts on VC versus PE:. The startup space seems to be dominated by a relatively young crowd with ambitions to change the world, or if not to at least make their first million before their thirtieth birthday. This is a sweepi...
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October | 2013 | therealjohntan
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Monthly Archives: October 2013. Skin In The Game. October 20, 2013. Venture funds were growing yet most venture capitalists didn’t have skin in the game: only one per cent of the money in a V.C. firm’s kitty might come from its partners. Mulcahy discovered that it was a bad deal for investors. Two, VC partners may make investments that they wouldn’t have made if they were putting their own money at risk (head I win, tails you lose). Blog at WordPress.com. Blog at WordPress.com.
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December | 2014 | therealjohntan
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Monthly Archives: December 2014. Farewell 2014. Hello 2015! December 27, 2014. Kind of embarrassing my last blog post was in June. So much has happened over the last 6 months blogging simply hasn’t been anywhere near the top of my to-do-list. But today’s Boxing Day. I’ve given myself the day off. If I don’t write something today I probably never will. First things first. Controlled Commodity. Probably. Could we have outsourced some of the steps? Completed a successful listing of 8Common. After one of us ...
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May 16, 2013. This post originally appeared on the Pollenizer blog. I’ve met with dozens of folks over the past months who are interested in the Singapore startup scene. The questions they asked were often similar, so I thought I would take a crack at writing up my standard responses. For the record, this post is not meant to replace a good coffee chat, just to make those chats even more productive and interesting. Q: How can I learn more about the scene from the internet? List is a good place to start.
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Farewell 2014.. Hello 2015! | therealjohntan
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Farewell 2014. Hello 2015! December 27, 2014. Kind of embarrassing my last blog post was in June. So much has happened over the last 6 months blogging simply hasn’t been anywhere near the top of my to-do-list. But today’s Boxing Day. I’ve given myself the day off. If I don’t write something today I probably never will. First things first. Controlled Commodity. Probably. Could we have outsourced some of the steps? Completed a successful listing of 8Common. After one of us attended Demo Day earlier in the ...