Category Archives: Venture capital

Come join me on my new blog: ataussig.com

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

My first 18 months of blogging has been an interesting experiment for me. I never liked to write when I was in school, but I have grown to enjoy it more and more as I’ve gotten older. That said, keeping … Continue reading →

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Two brains. One VC.

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

When people ask me why I like my job, my answer usually contains one of these three reasons: I love technology and imagining how it will shape the future. I love working with entrepreneurs. I love doing lots of different … Continue reading →

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How to build a sales-driven financial model (a.k.a. The post I ALMOST wrote)

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

We’ve all had it happen. One evening, you sit down at your dining room table to write a killer blog post. You fire up your Mac Book Pro, brew some herbal tea, and put WordPress.com into “quiet mode.” With a … Continue reading →

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Focus, focus, focus.

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Last week, my friends at OpenView Labs published an interview of me and a few other VCs (Phin Barnes, Brad Feld, and Rob Go). Each of us was asked the same two questions. You can read the full article here, … Continue reading →

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The puzzle piece that doesn’t exist.

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

(Warning: this post gets a bit “meta.”) After 10 years of iTunes usage, I finally shelled out $17.99 to buy my first audiobook: Malcolm Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw. With Gladwell seemingly whispering in my ear in his unmistakable tenor, … Continue reading →

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VCs buy your stock, not your product.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Last Friday, I had the honor of speaking on a panel at the MIT Sloan Sales Conference, alongside Peter Levine (MIT, Andressen Horowitz), George Roberts (ex-Oracle, OpenView Partners), Jules Pieri (The Daily Grommet), and Lara Shackelford (QlikTech). No one has … Continue reading →

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Interviewing the Yoda of venture capital

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

I’ve been a bit absent from this blog, thankfully working on some very exciting projects that will soon see the light of day. More blogging to come soon, so hang in there! In the meantime, I would like to draw … Continue reading →

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Signaling is overblown.

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

A while back, Chris Dixon wrote about signaling effects in seed stage investing. I’ve come across a few entrepreneurs lately who have articulated this point of his: “Don’t take seed money from big VCs – It doesn’t matter if the big … Continue reading →

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What a VC does

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Fred Wilson is one of my favorite venture bloggers. Over at AVC, he wrote a post a little while ago entitled What a CEO Does. Speaking on a panel this weekend at Harvard College on careers in finance, I had … Continue reading →

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