Comments for Joseph Ansanelli http://www.ansanelli.com/blog On Startups, Venture Capital and Technology Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Term Sheet – Anti-Dilution by Startup Term Sheet - Valuation and Dilution | Joseph Ansanelli http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/term-sheet-anti-dilution/#comment-1031 Startup Term Sheet - Valuation and Dilution | Joseph Ansanelli Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:26:56 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1032#comment-1031 [...] Startup 126: Term Sheet – Anti-Dilution [...] [...] Startup 126: Term Sheet – Anti-Dilution [...]

]]> Comment on Startup 131: Term Sheet Dilution Calculator by Startup Term Sheet - Valuation and Dilution | Joseph Ansanelli http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/startup-131-term-sheet-dilution-calculator/#comment-1030 Startup Term Sheet - Valuation and Dilution | Joseph Ansanelli Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:25:55 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1241#comment-1030 [...] Startup 131: Term Sheet – Dilution Calculator Your email:  [...] [...] Startup 131: Term Sheet – Dilution Calculator Your email:  [...]

]]> Comment on Focus and Why Less is More by Griselda http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/focus-and-why-less-is-more/#comment-1028 Griselda Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:20:09 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-1028 Hey Joseph, great post. Doing less is truly the answer. Hey Joseph, great post. Doing less is truly the answer.

]]> Comment on Focus and Why Less is More by Joseph Ansanelli http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/focus-and-why-less-is-more/#comment-1027 Joseph Ansanelli Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:03:35 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-1027 Yes, Luke how could i forget smartling!! :) Yes, Luke how could i forget smartling!! :)

]]> Comment on Startup 132: Why an Exit Strategy is a bad idea by Mark McAndrew http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/startup-132-why-an-exit-strategy-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-1026 Mark McAndrew Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:45:02 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1444#comment-1026 Great post. When pitching our startup to angels, that infuriating question meant they just didn't understand the concept, nor the people behind it. As for the three angels who did invest, not one ever mentioned exits. (They did however mention such things as "the best idea I've seen in 30 years," which might be why.) Great post.

When pitching our startup to angels, that infuriating question meant they just didn’t understand the concept, nor the people behind it.

As for the three angels who did invest, not one ever mentioned exits.

(They did however mention such things as “the best idea I’ve seen in 30 years,” which might be why.)

]]> Comment on Focus and Why Less is More by Luke http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/focus-and-why-less-is-more/#comment-1025 Luke Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:34:25 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-1025 Great article, although you forgot to mention the hot startup in New York that's developed a revolutionary SaaS approach to web localization. Great article, although you forgot to mention the hot startup in New York that’s developed a revolutionary SaaS approach to web localization.

]]> Comment on If you don’t know where you’re going, well, you’re lost. by Focus and Why Less is More | Joseph Ansanelli http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/if-you-dont-know-where-you-are-going-well-youre-lost/#comment-1024 Focus and Why Less is More | Joseph Ansanelli Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:56:05 +0000 http://ansanelli.com/blog/?p=219#comment-1024 [...] Anyway, i hoped you enjoyed the post.  A few others you might like about planning and execution are Can you Count? and If you don’t know where you’re going, well, you’re lost. [...] [...] Anyway, i hoped you enjoyed the post.  A few others you might like about planning and execution are Can you Count? and If you don’t know where you’re going, well, you’re lost. [...]

]]> Comment on Can You Count? by Focus and Why Less is More | Joseph Ansanelli http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/can-you-count/#comment-1023 Focus and Why Less is More | Joseph Ansanelli Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:40:43 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=513#comment-1023 [...] i hoped you enjoyed the post.  A few others you might like about planning and execution are Can you Count? and If you don’t know where you’re going, well, you’re [...] [...] i hoped you enjoyed the post.  A few others you might like about planning and execution are Can you Count? and If you don’t know where you’re going, well, you’re [...]

]]> Comment on Startup 132: Why an Exit Strategy is a bad idea by Max Kalehoff http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/startup-132-why-an-exit-strategy-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-1010 Max Kalehoff Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:17:34 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1444#comment-1010 I agree with you. Incidentally, I just wrote something similar: http://www.attentionmax.com/builders-versus-traders. Cheers. I agree with you. Incidentally, I just wrote something similar: http://www.attentionmax.com/builders-versus-traders.

Cheers.

]]> Comment on Startup 132: Why an Exit Strategy is a bad idea by Joseph Ansanelli http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/startup-132-why-an-exit-strategy-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-955 Joseph Ansanelli Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:30:56 +0000 http://www.ansanelli.com/blog/?p=1444#comment-955 elliot - thanks for the note and comment. building a brand/traffic/users can certainly be part of a success strategy. for example, one of the company with which I am working, <a href="http://www.mylookout.com" rel="nofollow">Lookout</a>, is following a freemium model. They have been giving away a free version of their smartphone protection software for android for the past year+ and now have millions of users and only now have launched a premium product with new and additional features that customers are buying. if the only reason you are building traffic is so that google buys you, then the issue is that if google doesn't then your exit strategy is bankruptcy... elliot – thanks for the note and comment. building a brand/traffic/users can certainly be part of a success strategy. for example, one of the company with which I am working, Lookout, is following a freemium model. They have been giving away a free version of their smartphone protection software for android for the past year+ and now have millions of users and only now have launched a premium product with new and additional features that customers are buying. if the only reason you are building traffic is so that google buys you, then the issue is that if google doesn’t then your exit strategy is bankruptcy…

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