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Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

Tech Coast Venture Network

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. million in angel and venture capital. Herewith, in no particular order: 1.

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Every Dollar Spent At A Startup Should Yield A Return

InfoChachkie

One of the attributes identified by all of the venture capitalists questioned was, “Frugal use of capital.” Capital efficient, web-based businesses should have a credible plan to self-sustainability. Bill understood that startups must spend their money on assets that will deliver a Return on Investment (“ROI”).

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. Positive ROI. The time spent reading Enchantment will net a significant return.

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

Both Sides of the Table

The net effect for [my company] for example is we are now doing reasonably well. My investors don’t seem to understand this, yet it will materially impact their ROI IMHO b/c the absolute return to them will be lower … The are in a delusional world where every founder just works for a pat on the back, forever.

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Indianapolis is the “It Place” to Start a Startup?

Tech Zulu Event

So what’s that mean to you and me… It means, the bigger ROI (return on investment) can be in correlation to having the best character. With no safety net in play, just peace in his heart, he stayed and let everyone he knew in Indy know that he believed in the city, the people, and growing tech scene. Word of mouth travels far.

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