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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. In the late 90′s I saw a dangerous trend creeping into the startup world, which was that companies were suddenly raising huge amounts of money too early in their existence. Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies.

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

As noted in parts I and II of this series, agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) can be alluring and potentially fatal. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Unmitigated exclusivity can be the death knell of a small company.

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How to Save MySpace

Jason Nazar

I know many of their founders and early employees, and one of the co-founders of Intermix (the parent company of MySpace) is an investor. Leverage a worldwide community to enable a perfect market for outsourcing activities like online research, writing, & content review. But that risk taking mentality seems long gone.