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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005. It would take 2 years to catch up but believe me they have the capital to do so. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. 9mm – Investor: Sequoia Capital (Michael Moritz) – Read more: TechCrunch , PaymentsViews. 5.3mm – Investors: Madrona, Bain Capital, Khosla Ventures – Read more: TechCrunch.