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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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What price? Before I tell you the reasons I’m concerned about investment banking intros, I should start by saying I think bankers are enormously helpful for entrepreneurs in raising money. start-ups are overvalued. The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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What price? I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. start-ups are overvalued. The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. What stage? ” Meh.

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Be Careful About Being a Meddling Startup CEO

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Fred Wilson also wrote on a similar topic in his usual more succinct manner , with a great quote being: “One thing I know for sure is that those who advise and invest in startups cannot and should not meddle in the day to day decision making. It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it. ” PR. ” PR.

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Don’t Let Your Startup O.D. On Cash

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Raising too much cash, too early, can kill your startup. Startups should only spend their money on initiatives that deliver a discernible, measurable return on investment. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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Improving Sales: The Excuse Departement is Closed

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. My first startup was no different. My first startup was no different. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. Here’s what I learned.

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Nine Keys To A Winning Startup Channel Strategy

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The simplest way to start is to identify channel partners (also known as distributors) to handle your business in specific and well-defined geographic regions. You may want to give a channel partners a head start of a certain time period. Tags: startup global channel strategy business. Evolve the channel strategy as you grow.

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10 Reasons To Start A Company In An Economic Downturn

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There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company.

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