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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

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We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. The Spark Capital website (it’s one of my favorites). Current round: $10mm in Series B by Norwest (lead), Storm Ventures and Adams Capital.

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Shared housing startups are taking off

TechCrunch LA

In startup-land, however, the presumptions about where housing demand is going looks a bit different. Seeking roommates and venture capital. And housing shortages in major cities indicate there’s plenty of demand for non-Airbnb options. About two-thirds of new homes being built in the U.S.

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10 Steps To Second Stage Success For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth.

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Neel Grover: How Indi Is Helping People Earn Money For Their Knowledge

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We make it really easy for you to add tags before you post something to your own social platform, and before you send a quick reply to your friends on what you've bought. The second part of our app is Know It, which is a video on demand platform. You just need to use our app, and you'll make money from all of those recommendations.

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

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It is also a result of pent-up demand. We spent our future since the equity was artificial. My advice : if you’re raising a $750,000 round and you have demand for $1.2 Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. Consumer spending is where I’m dubious. So why the ’09 bounce?

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10 Keys To Surviving From A Startup To An Enterprise

Startup Professionals Musings

I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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Most prefer not to say this publicly for two reasons: 1) they have an entire portfolio of startups, many of whom are raising capital and 2) they prefer not to be attacked publicly or seem “anti entrepreneur.” Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. This is how VCs feel.

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