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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

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I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). Naturally I’m excited about this investment or I wouldn’t have done it.

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You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Wages and benefits. Obviously, if you can do most of the work yourself, you need fewer employees, meaning less for payroll tax, benefits, and workers compensation. Sales and marketing costs. Savings can be huge in these areas.

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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

A few years ago, before the Internet was pervasive, before everyone carried a smartphone and before do-it-yourself software tools were available for free, it was difficult to reach a critical mass of new customers without spending a million dollars on a website, custom software and television advertising. Both are wrong.

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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

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We wanted to let people connect with even minor league teams, small market pro teams, college, everybody. Why are these colleges using you, rather than investing in their own custom applications? Everyone benefits from the collective experience. Depending on who you are, and where you are, we can deliver different advertising.

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Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical

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There is a structural reason that VCs are investing at early stages, 2. Many (Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, True Ventures, GRP Partners, Mike Hirshland at Polaris Ventures) do it the right way – we treat it as a normal investment and we don’t have a “options&# strategy with our investment.

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Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Things that make it investment-grade for outside investors will also benefit you, since you are the ultimate investor. First of all, any good business plan should demonstrate that you have done the homework to be an expert in your industry, and in what it takes to build a successful business from your idea.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Things that make it investment-grade for outside investors will also benefit you, since you are the ultimate investor. First of all, any good business plan should demonstrate that you have done the homework to be an expert in your industry, and in what it takes to build a successful business from your idea.