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Last Exit Wall Street: 7 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital

From the Venture Trenches

While taking a startup public is a goal most entrepreneurs dream of, the general rule of thumb is the more capital your raise the more control you have to cede and the less tolerance your investors will have of poor financial performance. So, whether an entrepreneur raises money or not, they have to have a long-term vision.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner. Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks. Total raised: $5.0mm.

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Interview with Kelly Tompkins, AdventureLink

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The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. Their idea was to catch enough consumers to scale, but they didn't understand the cost of acquisition, of finding customers, marketing, and advertising. Tags: tompkins travel interview entrepreneur adventurelink services kelly adventure.

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