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How To Become a VC

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A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. There are many paths into the VC world, but they can generally be lumped into two categories: (i) serial entrepreneurship, and (ii) tech-oriented investment banking. In contrast, an Angel Investor is someone who invests their own capital. Manipulate Your Odds.

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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

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Hopefully this article and the accompanying six-minute video will help you avoid learning these mission-critical lessons the hard way. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Share and Enjoy.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

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This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. Rejecting the paint-by-numbers approach to corporate communications deployed by most marketing executives, Brad has embraced unconventional guerilla marketing tactics to help establish his venture capital firm, Foundry Group, as a thought leader in early-stage tech investing.

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Recruit Cal Ripken, Not Reggie Jackson, To Your Startup

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If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Hands-on management of these teammates is a worthwhile investment while you determine if they have the ability to sufficiently enhance their productivity and autonomy. Managerial Oversight And Performance Matter At A Startup.

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6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch

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If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Send them a private message via Twitter or Quora that contains a compelling link relevant to their investment focus. Prep Steps. Follow them on Twitter, Quora and become familiar with their Facebook presence. Subscribe to their blog.

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Five Trick Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Asking For Money

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If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Consider the situation in which the entrepreneur wants to accept a financially life-changing offer to sell her company which is vetoed by the investor because the price does not meet its minimal investment return criteria.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

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I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have. eCommerce is an enormously competitive search term. So my biggest recommendation of “what&# to blog is a series of articles that will be helpful to your community. accessibility. authenticity. thought leadership.

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