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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

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Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. Of course triangulation is a mathematics term that is used in sailing and other activities to help you better navigate when you don’t have your bearings. Draw from Frameworks. Fund raising ? Each is a framework for thinking about a problem.

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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials.

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8 Tips For Getting Your Startup Right The First Time

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

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It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. At the time almost nobody had heard of the following funds: FirstRound Capital, TrueVentures, Floodgate and SoftTech. By fund II (2007) he was able to raise $15 million (if you watch the video you’ll hear an interesting story of how he did this) and he had a proper fund.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

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It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. I call this process “ triangulation ” and highlighted it that blog post I wrote on the topic. I often find myself having the opposite reaction.

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8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now

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A year ago I blogged about one of my most common mantras that applies to sales, biz dev & fund raising alike: “ Time is the Enemy of all Deals.&#. When times are really good for fund raising many teams delay to maximize their valuation. I thought I’d try to offer a framework for thinking about the topic.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. Let’s set up a framework. We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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