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Babak Nivi
Startup CFO who takes care of business. My go-to CFO for the initial stages. Her secret power is optimizing contracts.
Jared Rosoff
Dan is by far one of the smartest people that ever was. Strike up a conversation with him about anything and you will be sure he got a PhD in the subject. What’s more amazing is that he’s been able to parlay this intelligence into business success.
Ross Fubini
Dan is your typical intense, intellectual, and charming genius. What sets him apart is his ability to work harder than everyone else.
Brian Norgard
Best co-founder in the world. Best technical guy in the world.
Habib Haddad
One of the smartest people I know, fun and down to earth.
Babak Nivi
If he will pay for shares in your company, give him the shares. If he will take them for free, give him the shares. Just give him the shares. I did.
Aydin Senkut
Naval is one of the best seed investors I worked with: always prompt to follow up, and one of the best viral marketing experts around.
Zack Rosen
Nivi’s the jam, a super genius down for the revolution.
Desi McAdam
Nivi is an extraordinary individual and a great guy to work with.
Naval Ravikant
Nivi is rational, honest, and fearless. If you are a road, get underneath him. If you are money, get in his pocket. If you are a wall, get out of his way. I saw him take Venture Hacks from a random idea to the site and blog you see today, through sheer relentlessness. I’d back him on any thing, any day.
Christian Garnett
e.g. How do you know Brian Norgard?
Jon Bischke
Despite having what’s likely the fuzziest profile pic on VH, Brian’s incredibly sharp. He’s making stuff happen down here in LA and always willing to give of his time to help a fellow entrepreneur. Always a good guy to sip Modelos with.
Naval Ravikant
Brian is a young entrepreneur / investor with surprising sophistication. Too bad he’s serving time in LA, as he’d be a key part of the Silicon Valley entrepreneur network.
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About Us
We like helping entrepreneurs succeed. We provide advice and introductions. We’re hamburger helper for entrepreneurs.
Our Hacks provide advice. They answer a common question from entrepreneurs: “Can you help me understand term sheets?”
Recommended introduces entrepreneurs and investors. It’s like match.com for investors and entrepreneurs.
Our team members have founded Epinions and helped start companies including Songbird (Sequoia), Grockit (Benchmark), and Kovio (Kleiner Perkins). Previously, we’ve raised $100M or so in financing from firms including Sequoia, Benchmark, August, and Bessemer—we’ve also invested another $20M in about 12 companies.
Feel free to cold call us at ‘founders at venturehacks dot com’.
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The hamburger helper for entrepreneurs. I co-founded the company with Naval Ravikant and Kartik Agaram.
Nivi and team are creating the premiere destination for top tier start-ups to raise money, hire and get attention. Raining money shouldn’t be a pain. Getting a meeting in The Valley shouldn’t be like getting tapped for the Skull & Bones. Good companies should rise to the top without friction. VCs should get access to these deals. We’re working on it.
Helped start the site that you’re using right now
Co-author of the blog
I work with Nivi on Recommended, the site you are on right now. We get along so great it’s scary. Send feedback and I’ll respond personally.
smart people doing interesting things…