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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

InfoChachkie

A clear trend over the past 15-years is that many Silicon Valley venture capitalists enjoy investing within driving distance. Other than shortening the investor’s quarterly commute to your Board meetings, the net benefits of relocating for many startups are illusory, as I describe HERE.

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TechStar Co-Founder @BFeld: Are We Experiencing A Startup Accelerator Bubble?

InfoChachkie

By mid-2011 he noted, “As seed accelerators have exploded in number world-wide, it’s become nearly impossible to keep this (Google Doc) working.” So it’s a very early form of investment. But it’s people that tend to be entrepreneurs who are early on their company and entrepreneurial arc.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market.

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What’s the Real Deal with AngelList?

Both Sides of the Table

Not an investment philosophy “ I understand the sentiment of this post and it’s how I view AngelList (like email), but I feel like it loses a nuance about AngelList. Babak Nivi is one of the most understated, helpful & important people on the entrepreneur / startup scene in NorCal. My view for entrepreneurs.

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More Startups are Getting Less Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

Startups and entrepreneurs need to be realists. But the amount invested did decline 7 percent to $4.8 billion invested during the same three-month period in 2009, according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Many of the large endowments that invest in the venture industry have seen their net worth plummet.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

Tech Zulu Event

Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. or purely invest in established U.S. nationals, making it difficult for investing founders to reach requirements, as well an application checklist with no set amount. Attracting business investment.

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Startups Are A Remix

InfoChachkie

If you have not yet discovered Everything Is A Remix , I strongly encourage you to invest the time to check it out. Of particular interest to entrepreneurs, Part III discusses the creative process of technical innovations. The collective 28-minutes required to view the videos will net you far more than another episode of Modern Family.

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