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Understanding the Politics of Tech Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Many startups these days are started by young, technical or product founders who are in the idealistic phase of their lives and careers. And it’s why many early-stage companies blow up. Look at many of the high profile companies you know and you can trace some press coverage of high-profile blow-ups in team members.

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

Both Sides of the Table

If I could persuade you that they’re already in these documents would you consider abandoning this structure? Those terms you fought so hard to get out of “clean term sheets” by using TheFunded, VentureHacks and the like are in your current documents. I’m starting to hear it more often.

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Will Your Startup Get Venture Capital or IPO in 2013?

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Line up a winning team. Timing is critical.

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10 Ways for Startups to Expand Their Reach in 2012

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve netted out his and others to create the following basic strategy for entrepreneurial growth: Apply your core competency to related markets. Look for competitors that have the same capabilities as you in a different market area, or for different customers. Offer your business as a franchise. Merge with or acquire another business.

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LawKick: A Modern Way To Find Legal Help

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But, how do you start? The old way was difficult, time consuming, and often expensive; referrals, calling up lawyers, going through initial consultations. We spoke with Michael Chasin, the company''s co-founder, about the startup. You put your project up, and shortly thereafter, you get price quotes from lawyers.

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Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Startup Professionals Musings

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

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Connecting with People and High Level Communication (A TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 Experience)

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Imagine you’re sitting at a clean desk and 10 people came into the room unannounced, with documents, books and piles of information to read, throwing it on your clean desktop, while running out of the room saying, “Thanks! Send a very brief follow up email. While setting up a time, they invited me to their private party.

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