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What I’ve Learned About Venture Funding

Both Sides of the Table

VC funding. We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor over funding until we get huge payouts and ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startups until it crashes and we start the cycle all over again none the wiser. The industry did that in 2007.

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Interview: Thorsten von Eicken of RightScale

InfoChachkie

I thought the analogy was preposterous back in 2006-2007 but it has become obvious. That led us to venture capital as opposed to trying to bootstrap ourselves. 6) You epitomize what I always tell my students – “A Humble Pride based on ethics and honesty is an entrepreneur’s strategic advantage, not a handicap.”

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Go Fast, but Don’t Hurry

Frank Addante

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Zondigo, Inc.

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