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Extracting More Than Cash From Your Angel Investors

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In order to extract value beyond your Angel investors' cash, you must first assess three important parameters: (i) the relative strength of their personal brand, (ii) their ability to add operational value, and (iii) the amount of care and feeding they will demand from you. Share and Enjoy.

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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

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A large US company filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against MySQL while the company was in the midst of raising its first round of funding. According to Marten, it was a demoralizing blow that would have spooked the investors, if MySQL had acquiesced to the US company's demands. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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Lesson: As described in Go For The Quick Buck , wily startups also devise creative ways to secure funding from their customers, rather than from investors. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Five Trick Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Asking For Money

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Below are five common questions an entrepreneur will encounter when seeking venture funding. In this way, the majority of a startup’s funds can be applied directly to further the venture’s success. From a venture capitalist’s point of view, there are no “trick” questions. Image courtesy of The Lolbrary. Share and Enjoy.

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Five Trick Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Asking For Money

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Below are five common questions an entrepreneur will encounter when seeking venture funding. In this way, the majority of a startup’s funds can be applied directly to further the venture’s success. From a venture capitalist’s point of view, there are no “trick” questions. Image courtesy of The Lolbrary. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. Entrepreneurs love being around other entrepreneurs, and thats driving demand toward the beach," says Mr. Miller. Most Emailed Feed. Email Newsletters and Alerts. WSJ.com Email Features. earliest investor—paid $11.5

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. My fund was an early investor in Overture. 1 2 3 next › last » February 2010 login or register to post comments Print Email Newsletters Browse current issue › Subscribe to Fast Company › Digg StumbleUpon Facebook Buzz Up! LinkedIn Sign in or register to comment.