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

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Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. With which other investors? I attended events.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. With which other investors? I attended events.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Unpaid Search – Never pay a consultant to help you achieve a higher search ranking. Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses.

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The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

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On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 These include: Open activity streams.

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