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Deal Hair: Is Your Startup More Like Russell Brand Or Bruce Willis?

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Pattern matching involves identifying deal hair ; significant flaws which increase the deal's risk of failure. Bruce Willis deals command hefty valuations, as new injections of capital are typically applied to growing a self-sustaining business, rather than funding an ongoing burn rate.

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6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch

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However, the greater degree you can sequentially follow these steps and maintain your discussions with each venture capitalist (VC) at relatively the same stage, the sooner you can spend less time in the company of investors and get back to running your business. Prep Steps. Subscribe to their blog.

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How To Become a VC

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I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies." All you need do to become an Angel is identify a promising venture and write a check. Spend as much time as possible in the company of aspiring and accomplished entrepreneurs. Microscopic Industry.

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The Series A Crunch Is For Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Create Their Own Luck

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Jim Andelman, my Partner at Rincon Venture Partners , aptly describes the genesis of the Series A crunch, stating that: "Over the next 12-to-18 months, a lot of good companies that have been Seed financed are going to have a tough time raising a Series . A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. A from a new outside lead.

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Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business

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Read more » Recent Press The New York Times April 22, 2009 - A Company Plans to Market Illiquid Assets CNBC.com April 8, 2008 - Social Stock Picking Reuters April 6, 2009 - Bit.ly Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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Lesson: As described in Go For The Quick Buck , wily startups also devise creative ways to secure funding from their customers, rather than from investors. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes

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. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. Sometimes they’re working full time at a company or sometimes they’ve already left their employer and they’re bouncing around ideas with friends. It’s hard enough to build a successful company.

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