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STARTUP POETRY

by Shawn Carolan

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  • Nobody Cares About Your Big Idea

    Nobody Cares About Your Big Idea

    As an early-stage consumer VC with a laser-focus for efficiency, few things make me wince more than meeting brilliant entrepreneurs…
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    Shawn Carolan
    Jul 31, 2019
    My Humble Request For AI: Help Me Focus!

    My Humble Request For AI: Help Me Focus!

    Our work days are filled with a never-ending barrage of audible pings and flashing badges from our email, Slack, Twitter, social media…
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    Shawn Carolan
    Jul 8, 2019
    How Roku Thought Outside the “Box”

    How Roku Thought Outside the “Box”

    Disclosure: Menlo Ventures is an investor in Roku.*
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    Shawn Carolan
    Nov 17, 2017

    How Entrepreneurship Showed Me Love

    One year after laying off team Handle (now back in business thanks to @kgellci) and six months after rejoining Menlo Ventures, I’ve taken…
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    Shawn Carolan
    Feb 14, 2017

    Back to the Not-So-Dark Side

    Today I’m excited to announce my return to Menlo Ventures as a Managing Director to lead our consumer technology practice following my time…
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    Shawn Carolan
    Sep 8, 2016

    The Art of the VC Teaser

    The goal of a VC teaser is simple, to get a meeting. Businesses are complex and it’s impossible to describe the details of yours in the 60…
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    Shawn Carolan
    Mar 22, 2016
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