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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Matt’s commitment to re-investing in tech startups is reminiscent to this great Fred Wilson post of “recycling capital. &#.

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What Future for Accelerators?

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By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. And since we all knew that Sam’s dealflow and judgment were sound we empowered him to make early-stage, accelerator-like investments in early-stage entrepreneurs under the Upfront brand. This is just a quick summary. Jamie did, too!

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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This morning we heard from Jamie Montgomery, CEO of the venerable Montgomery & Co investment bank who is at the heart of what is going on in M&A for venture backed companies. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. I recently reviewed a good summary of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO exit strategy for startups in a widely-used textbook “ Entrepreneurship ,” by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters, and Dean Shepherd. After a record low of 39 U.S. Loss of control.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!”

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Startups With Real Revenue Can Get Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. In fact, most of the most active investment firms are located there, although NY now has moved solidly into second place (ahead of Boston). So what can you do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue? That represents a $1.5

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

Tech Zulu Event

Founded in the summer of 2011 and their first product out a few weeks ago amSTATS wants to help users to follow fitness events and programs near them and find a great fitness trainer to help them stay fit. After the session, Andy posts a summary to Jenna’s profile with the details of their workout and a few words of advice.