Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

CircleUp is an online social marketplace that supports direct equity investments from individual investors to small private consumer and retail companies. 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. image EPA/Andrew Gombert.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I am not suggesting that you become a sidewalk huckster, just that you begin to open your mind to all the legal ways you can slip your hand into peoples’ pockets and purses and pull out a few bucks. This enterprise netted the entrepreneurial student a nice fistful of bills before each test. Investors invest in people, not ideas.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

If you are charged for every nanosecond you spend with your lawyer, consider finding one who is willing to “invest” more aggressively in your success. Even though it may cost you more money in the short-term to fight a fallacious lawsuit, when viewed from The Fringe, it is clear that such spending is a sound investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days. This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. According to William R.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days. This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Cobb and M.

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