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8 Fundraising Deal Breakers Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Routinely Create

InfoChachkie

Because of the rapid pace with which Venture Capitalists review investment opportunities, they must employ pattern matching techniques which include identifying common fundraising deal breakers. Solution – Identify the competencies that are critical to your startup's success and develop them internally. Share and Enjoy.

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Deal Hair: Is Your Startup More Like Russell Brand Or Bruce Willis?

InfoChachkie

Given the thousands of startups Venture Capitalists review annually, they must adopt efficient methods of quickly assessing if a person/opportunity is worth further diligence. Other patterns VCs look for include: Technical Guru with great ideas, but no management experience. Hairy Pattern Matching. Share and Enjoy.

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The Impact Matrix: Prioritize Your 2013 Initiatives Using This Startup Ninja Tool

InfoChachkie

Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. Quantified Scores Reduce The Emotion Quotient. Share and Enjoy.

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. had a great evening talking tech and startup.

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YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund

InfoChachkie

Despite the snarky rumors that Google’s content development program was poorly managed at its outset (e.g., For instance, Kids React reviewed a video by DeStorm , while the Gregory Brothers incorporated Kids React into their hilarious Chuck Testa video. Share and Enjoy.

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Make Yourself Irresistible To A Startup

InfoChachkie

This agreement generated tens of thousands of dollars of value due to an advantageous chargeback clause. Although it was highly technical, it provided me with a basic understanding of the company’s technology. This was in 1999, when it was a challenge to get big processors to handle transactions for a dot com startup.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Developers. I assumed that the people of Los Angeles were disingenuous attention whores and didn’t know anything about technology.”. Whats Hot Menu. what’s hot?