by Mike Smerklo | Sep 23, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
In Part Three of this series, I dig into my “secret formula” for being discerning when it comes to recurring revenue businesses as an investment opportunity – and how to apply it to make that revenue STICKY SWEET! In my last post, Feel the Churn, I covered...
by Mike Smerklo | Sep 15, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
In Part Two of this series, I unveil my secret formula for being discerning when it comes to recurring revenue businesses as an investment opportunity – and how to avoid feeling THE CHURN! In the last post, I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Recurring Revenue, I...
by Mike Smerklo | Jul 14, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
Lessons learned from my experience taking two companies from startup to IPO about capital raising and how experienced entrepreneurs think about the process. Entrepreneur #1: Wow, I can’t believe I just got a term sheet from XYZ ventures – they are such a great firm!...
by Mike Smerklo | Mar 19, 2015 | Life
Bubbles, unicorns and now FOMO. How to sort it all out – and WIN – by considering risk, reward and Warren Buffet. (Originally posted on Linkedin, from March, 2015) Silicon Valley is red hot right now. I have lived in “The Valley” for nearly 20 years, and I can’t...
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