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How to Talk About Valuation When a VC Asks

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VC firms see thousands of deals and have a refined sense of how the market is valuing deals because they get price signals across all of these deals. So why does a VC ask you? One of the hardest things about the fund-raising process for entrepreneurs is that you’re trying to raise money from people who have “asymmetric information.”

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Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make

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Rationale: My idea is so mind-blowingly fantastic that I must immediately spend a small fortune to protect it before I perform any market validation. Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. 4) Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis. 3) Attempt To License An Idea.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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Like most mature markets, the legal profession is highly segmented with respect to the services provided and markets served. This is a reposting of a ‘classic’ popular post. Johnnie Cochran was an effective, albeit smarmy, defense lawyer who would say or do anything to defend his clients (anyone up for a glass of OJ?).