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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. FTC is considering an investigation into Appleā€™s anti-competitive practices. Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks. -Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; Total raised: $5.0mm.

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Last Exit Wall Street: 7 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital

From the Venture Trenches

Whether it is launching a website, developing a minimum viable product, making strategic acquisitions or building out your sales team the founder must have a firm understanding of what it is they want to accomplish, the value it will create and how long the milestone will take to accomplish.