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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies.

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

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With Things Going So Well for Seed Funds the Winds Shifted in 2015 Seed investors had a good run and all seemed rosy and then in 2015 the momentum seemed to shift. With Things Going So Well for Seed Funds the Winds Shifted in 2015 Seed investors had a good run and all seemed rosy and then in 2015 the momentum seemed to shift.

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

Startup Professionals Musings

Otherwise find an inexpensive class on grant writing. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/3/2015. If you still have any connections at the local university, look for some guidance from related subject-matter professors. Seek funding from multiple sources concurrently. They don’t ask for equity either.

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What Do Industry Insiders Think Will Happen in VC in 2016?

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Don’t be fooled by the slight dip in 2015 – the size of funds & timing of deals in market in any year can skew the data set. Leaving aside China, oil prices, Syrian refugees, a presidential election and all of the things that might feed into general market fear – this chart is telling. Some Likely Conclusions.

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Report: The Bay Area Isn’t Bleeding Tech Workers After All

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In 2015, a worker in the San Francisco Bay Area earning $100,000 a year would need to put their entire post-tax salary into renting a three-bedroom apartment. Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017. But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn.

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5 Unpleasant Startup Surprises and How To Recover

Startup Professionals Musings

Write every check personally, rather than relying on a bookkeeper or administrative help. Don’t wait for your worst case scenario where no customers show up, and expect that slashing the price will solve the problem. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/23/2015.

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

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We All Know That Dollars into Venture Have Gone Up … As a starting point, we know that the dollars into venture have steadily rebounded to pre great-recession levels, with just under $30 billion committed to US technology venture capital in 2015. …But LPs Have Been Putting Out More Money Than They Are Getting Back.