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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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He tells the story of how he was out of cash, stressed out, nobody in LA or Silicon Valley would give him money, he had finally found an investor in Minneapolis but his venture bank was going to shut him down for breaking a “covenant&# in their agreement by not having enough cash in the bank. He told them it was now or never.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Given SVBs market position, that is great news. If you measure success by exits, the Ring acquisition by Amazon and Cylance acquisition by Blackberry, each for $1 billion, were among the biggest stories of 2018.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Buys Evolv

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in debt and issue Evolv''s employees up to 200,000 shares of its common stock. Evolv was venture backed by VantagePoint, GGV Capital, Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, and developed software-as-a-service aimed at the human resources and employee management market, which helps employers better match job applicants to positions.

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Fair.com Acquires Uber's Leasing Portfolio

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Fair-- backed by more than $1 billion in funding from such investors as BMW i Ventures, Penske Automotive Group, Sherpa Capital, and others, operates a service which helps people gain access to a car, which they pay for using monthly payments, with no long term commitments. for drivers seeking vehicle access for 30 days or longer.

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Interview with Skyler Lucci, HeyTutor

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The company recently raised a round of funding from Santa Barbara-based ScOps Venture Capital. In this industry, customer acquisition costs are super high. Customer acquisition costs can be as much as $200 an hour. However, because of our marketing and how efficient we are, we're able to make it work. It's the hub.

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8 Fundraising Deal Breakers Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Routinely Create

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Because of the rapid pace with which Venture Capitalists review investment opportunities, they must employ pattern matching techniques which include identifying common fundraising deal breakers. Surprisingly, most venture investments do not break down over valuation. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.