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How Startups Can Figure Out Sales: Amos Schwartzfarb, TechStars

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Our interview today is with Amos Schwartzfarb , the author of Sell More Faster: The Ultimate Sales Playbook for Start-Ups , which comes out tomorrow, Wednesday. We caught up with Amos to learn about his new book, and to gain some tips for startup entrepreneurs on how to figure out when you're actually ready to scale your sales team.

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Mythical Games raises $75M to build an NFT game engine

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Even as NFT sales dip below their most speculative highs, startups aiming to tap into their potential are still scoring big funding rounds from investors who believe there’s much more to crypto collectibles than the past few months of hype. The startup has raised a whopping $120 million to date.

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Interview with David Loo, CEO and Founder of Perspectium

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Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital. The company is all about data solutions which combine meaningful application frameworks together. So how far along is your software now, and have you rolled this out to customer yet? What is Perspectium? How did you get into this?

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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Let’s set up a framework. There are many times when being overly capitalized before you’re ready is a negative. Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company). But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Here’s overall what you need to know.

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How to Improve Your Odds of Getting to Yes with a VC — “Land and Expand”

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controlling your psychology ) you no doubt have heard me say that raising capital is a sales & marketing process. Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. This is critical to build a cohesive venture capital firm. This is Sales 101.

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

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The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. This is important because the customers they serve (the red line) demand a product that meets their complex requirements.

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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.&#. I thought I’d try to offer a framework for thinking about the topic. So here’s my framework. How much capital do I need to run my business effectively right now?

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