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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network?

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and similar organizations in other countries including Canada, all have web sites with directories of angel groups that are local to you.

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amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder

Tech Zulu Event

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. The post amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder appeared first on TechZulu.

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Effective Email Introductions or Why Blind Intros Suck

InfoChachkie

Despite my occasional ranting, (see The Worst Networking Call Ever ), I like people and I enjoy making new connections. Proper Context – If the context of the intro is the least bit unclear, I ask the person requesting the introduction to write a paragraph or two that I can forward to the target contact. Don’t get me wrong.

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5 Unique Elements Make A Winning Selling Proposition

Startup Professionals Musings

Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly. A new easier to use social network may not get anyone excited. The net value of this solution from the customer’s perspective. That may sound obvious, but as a new venture investor, I rarely see it happening.

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Interview with Derek Norton, Watertower Ventures

socalTECH

Derek Norton: I just closed on a new fund, worth $5M, which I raised from a group of high net worth, high profile LPs. We are going to write checks of between $100,000 and $500,000, and we are going to invest in what we are calling first institutional capital. Tell us about the new fund?

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Why Lawsuits Are On the Rise at Startups and What To Do About It

Both Sides of the Table

As I write these words I already imagine my next deposition in which I’m asked to read this out loud. I started writing about problems when founding a startup years ago but the problem has gotten worse. Be very careful with everything you write in an email or send in a text message. *. Lawsuits. It is insanely common.

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