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Welcoming the Newest Partner to Upfront Ventures

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Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate. The reality is the best angels, the best seed funds and the best A-round investors have choices about whom they will refer deals to and are very selective. Watching him develop over the past 4.5 Kevin is soft-spoken but always supported by facts.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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Let’s set up a framework. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Turns out like most things there are no simple answers.

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