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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

A sample of three views is adequate. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor.

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

A sample of three views is adequate. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

A sample of three views is adequate. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor.

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8 Types of Investors That Entrepreneurs Need to Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors are human and subject to human tendencies, whether they are your rich uncle, an angel investor with personal funds or a venture capital investor with institutional money. A good advisor and mentor will tackle questions and then offer key insights. Academic coach investors.

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5 Ways To Check Your Investor Intent Before Signing

Startup Professionals Musings

A sample of three views is adequate. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor.

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Primer On Funding Trends for Early-Stage Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Recently I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. Incremental investment may follow. Lean startup.

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New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. He is going gangbusters, and is now targeting a $50M second round of funding.