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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

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But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. So VCs made fewer investments at lower prices and generally on terms that were more favorable to investors relative to 2015. billion into Uber.

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Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

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Here is my summary of some major considerations that every entrepreneur needs to evaluate against the cost and effort to attract equity investors: Completing a grant application is real work. Otherwise find an inexpensive class on grant writing. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/3/2015.

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March Capital Partners' Jim Armstrong On A New, $240M Venture Fund

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At Idealab, we saw many shots on goal with companies who were consumer focused, and we have found the quality of entrepreneurs going to consumer Internet companies has changed dramatically, which represents a real opportunity. It's all about the entrepreneur. That's when you start meddling in the company.

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Making Sense of the Stock Market Drops in Relation to Venture Financing

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You thought media twitter was bad… You thought tech twitter was bad… — Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) August 24, 2015. If markets come back quickly then you’ll see a return to normal 2015 funding timeframes (which I can tell you are much quicker than in times past). My favorite Tweet of the morning came from Hunter Walk.

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

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The two of us really wanted to be entrepreneurs. So, we wondered what we could do at a low price point, things like transcribing voicemail, things like social media sentiment analysis. We were really stubborn entrepreneurs, and worked at it for three years, because we were really determined to make it work. READ MORE>>.

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6 Top Trends For The Digital World In 2016

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In 2015 an additional 237 thousand joined the online community. As online viewership and behaviors grew in 2015 – the average U.S. As online viewership and behaviors grew in 2015 – the average U.S. In 2015, issues of online security and data privacy consumed headlines. Data Security Concerns Dominate.

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Kids Can Camp Online at “Summer of Minecraft”

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based Connected Camps and Institute of Play have come together to offer an affordable 4-week online Minecraft camp for kids (parents are welcome too), pricing out at around $150, with options for free play and discounts. An additional 1-week coding class is available for up to 25 campers. WHEN: Camp July 6 – August 2, 2015.