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Confessions Of A VC: Crap – Why I Passed On Uber’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

A VC has done their job when their funds include enough great companies to generate an industry-leading outcome. Thus, while it is painful for a great investment to pass you by, the pain is wistful, not acute. i thought it was a great idea given how crappy cabs are and it seems to be getting traction. If so, not a great fit.

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

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This posting was inspired by an email from Rajat Suri who wrote me an email in response to Chris Dixon’s blog post (link below) from August, which recently re-ran on Business Insider and has generated much Twitter chatter. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process. What gives? Am I a hypocrite?

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

InfoChachkie

This entry focuses on how you can minimize your cost per customer acquired by systematically establishing the infrastructure necessary to track the results obtained from a variety of online and offline marketing vehicles. Ultimately, your overall customer acquisition costs should calculated as an average of a variety of marketing channels.

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