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Private Equity Dealmaker: Jose Paul Martin - JPMARTIN - JPM : Understanding Enterprise Value To Buy Companies

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:30:17 +0000

Thanks! Hope you were able to use it in some practical situation

Private Equity Dealmaker: Jose Paul Martin - JPMARTIN - JPM : Internal Rate of Return - IRR

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:15:56 +0000

Please do not post a comment here asking for the IRR Table. Use the contact form. Thanks!

VC Confidential : Outliers and the Causes of Success

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:37:01 +0000

I've read/listened to Outliers - no doubt a good book, with a number of case studies. However, I believe there's more than just doing 10,000 hours to become an expert. Talent plays an important role... Would people work with a sharp focus on their field for 10,000 hours... I know many who do... but are not experts. I know others who also make it to the top without 10,000 hours. Check out Seth Godin's post on this... http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/12/1...- He also sells the Drip concept he's been talking about, i.e. going beyond others... probably beyond 10,000 - but also that there are many who don't follow this. Matt, you should read Black Swan, where Taleb talks about circumstances where the 10,000 rule of thumb applies... it gives another perspective

ReviewSaurus - The Techie Dino! : GMail Tasks : Is it going to be the end of Remember the milk?

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:03:04 +0000

I guess RTM was not GYM (Google Yahoo Microsoft) safe, Google has done it again. Yes, RTM has features - the question is - DO YOU REALLY NEED THEM!? Simplicity works.

Private Equity Dealmaker: Jose Paul Martin - JPMARTIN - JPM : Internal Rate of Return - IRR

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:35:56 +0000

Thanks William. I may be wrong, but to my knowledge IRR assumes that the cash is re-invested immediately at the same rate. This may not be so, as finding an investment for the same rate may not be practical always. If this is wrong... why would people use Modified IRR? Anyway I'll let you decide that. You can check out this article from McKinsey Quarterly http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Corporate_Financ...

LearnVC.com - Your guide to raising capital : Learning how to teach through a web-site

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:09:15 +0000

Jeffrey, perhaps you should look at podcasts/videocasts and whiteboard technology. A perfect example is how schweser teaches CFA students. IntenseDebate is of course a good start.

LearnVC.com - Your guide to raising capital : Taking Guy Kawasaki's advice, Twitter as a Tool/Twool

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:06:31 +0000

Welcome to the world of Twitter... here's how I've integrated Twitter as part of the blogosphere... http://blog.jpmartin.com/change-is-constant/

LearnVC.com - Your guide to raising capital : Pre-money Valuation

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:02:35 +0000

Great site you got going here... hope newbie entrepreneurs start learning something!

Private Equity Dealmaker: Jose Paul Martin - JPMARTIN - JPM : Internal Rate of Return - IRR

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:59:04 +0000

Please note that this post is a combination of two previous posts that I worked on - IRR and IRR Tables. Hope you enjoy it.

Private Equity Dealmaker: Jose Paul Martin - JPMARTIN - JPM : Welcome!

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:24:30 +0000

We're currently testing IntenseDebate from Automattic, the founders of WordPress. The CSS seems to be working fine in Safari, not so good in Firefox - although I could be having a cache problem. IntenseDebate is a threaded comment feature - something which is required for a proper discussion. However, this is more than just threads, it handles them efficiently through email, and integrates well with WordPress. If you click on the picture, it will give you a brief profile of the user also. Plus many more features. Like Disqus, Brians Threaded Comments - only better.

Private Equity Dealmaker: Jose Paul Martin - JPMARTIN - JPM : Welcome!

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:31:30 +0000

Jacob, I've just published the IRR article - a combo with IRR Table, you will like it. http://blog.jpmartin.com/internal-rate-of-return-...