Andrew Warner recently did us the honor of interviewing Naval for Mixergy: Video: Naval on Mixergy Watch the video to learn about the secret history of Venture Hacks and see why Naval calls this the most thoroughly researched interview he’s ever done. I also sneak on the set for 5 seconds before they throw me [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Interview'
How to raise money with no lead
July 31st, 2010 · 10 Comments · Angels, Interview
Paul Graham says “The future [of funding] is no fixed amount, no fixed closing date, and no lead.” In other words, the future of financing is continuous, not discrete. This post explains how to raise a seed round with no lead, no fixed amount, and a fluid closing date. The process is called mass syndication, or [...]
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Naval on GigaOm TV
May 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Interview, Video
GigaOm TV released an interview with our Naval today. It’s pretty damn good: Video: Naval on GigaOm TV The topics aren’t new but I always learn something when I listen to Naval. He discusses the three traits you need to look for in a partner, how important it is to be in Silicon Valley, and [...]
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Our Inc. interview about angels
April 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Angels, Interview
Howard Greenstein from Inc. recently interviewed Naval and me for a post called 5 Questions for an Angel Investor: Howard Greenstein: How does a start-up know when it is ready for Angel funding? Venture Hacks: If you’ve just got an idea, check out incubators like Y Combinator and TechStars. Or you might be able to [...]
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Interview: How to close an angel round
April 6th, 2010 · 7 Comments · AngelList, Interview
Sean Ellis taught me that startups need to be as creative and thoughtful about their marketing as they are about their products. But we’ve never applied that thinking to Venture Hacks. We focused on writing stuff that doesn’t suck, didn’t engage in marketing histrionics, and figured the customers would come. More important, we simply weren’t [...]
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How to optimize web apps with KISSmetrics
February 17th, 2010 · Comments Off · Customer Development, Interview, Podcast, Sponsor
Thanks to KISSmetrics for supporting our interview with Sean Ellis. If you want an intro to KISSmetrics, send me an email. I’ll put you in touch if there’s a fit. Thanks. – Nivi Hiten Shah from KISSmetrics recently sat down with me to discuss how to optimize funnels with their upcoming analytics tool, KISSmetrics. You [...]
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How to bring a product to market, Part 2 — after product/market fit
January 12th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Customer Development, Interview, Podcast
“Where the #@!*% is Part 2?” That’s what I’ve been hearing since we published Part 1 of our rare interview with Sean Ellis. Here’s part 2. In Part 1, Sean discussed what you do before product/market fit: how to get there, how to measure it, and how to survey your users so you can improve [...]
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How to measure product/market fit with survey.io
December 15th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Customer Development, Interview, Podcast
Thanks to KISSmetrics for supporting our interview with Sean Ellis. If you want an intro to KISSmetrics, send me an email. I’ll put you in touch if there’s a fit. Thanks. – Nivi Hiten Shah from KISSmetrics recently sat down with me to explain how to use their product, survey.io, to measure product/market fit and [...]
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How to bring a product to market / A very rare interview with Sean Ellis
December 14th, 2009 · 40 Comments · Customer Development, Interview, Podcast
Sean Ellis recently sat down with us and explained how to bring products to market. You should listen to this interview for ideas on how to get to product/market fit, how to measure fit, and how to survey your users so you can improve fit. If you don’t know Sean from his blog or tweets, [...]
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Interview: How to pick a co-founder
November 30th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Founders, Interview, Podcast
We received a lot of good questions and feedback on How to pick a co-founder: Is two co-founders the only way to go? How do we split up the company? Who’s the boss? How do I know when to compromise on a co-founder? So Naval and I recorded a 40-minute interview to answer your questions, [...]
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