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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

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You might like to think that a bunch of savvy venture capitalists saw a market niche for raising smaller funds or perhaps there was a generational shift where disgruntled junior partners spun out of bigger firms to start their own gigs. Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%.

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Aptera Is Back, With Solar Powered Car

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San Diego-based Aptera , the latest reincarnation of an electric car maker started in 2005, has announced a new, solar powered car, which recharges from the sun, and not from a plug. Aptera announced its new Paradigm "solar electric vehicles" last week, which it says it is now offering up for reservations. READ MORE>>.

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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

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I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. It was a strange contrast for me having grown up in Northern California where failure seemed to be a badge of honor. I remember this lesson well.

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6 Sweet Spots That Have Sustained Many Great Startups

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In his most memorable book, “ The Art of The Start 2.0 ,” Guy Kawasaki exhorts entrepreneurs to focus on making meaning, not money. Steve Jobs summarized his intrinsic motivation way back in 2005 at Stanford in a talk titled “ How to Live Before You Die.” Find personal meaning from building a business. Do it for meaning.

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How Open Should a Startup CEO be with Staff?

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You took the risk to start your company. ” Your peer group is envious of your finally doing what they’ve always wanted to do but found it too hard to give up the golden paycheck and predictable future. We funded one in 2005 and lost a lot of money. So as a startup CEO you constantly have to suspend disbelief.

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The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

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Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Then you’ll give up way too soon.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. I love how transparently Danielle lives her startup (& encourages other to join in) because it provides much needed transparency to other startups. Let’s set up a framework. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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