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Startup Children – How To Parent An Entrepreneur (Part IV) - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

InfoChachkie

Amarillo’s advice is consistent with my comments in the Startup Competition ; get to know your competitors on a personal basis, while appearing as innocuous as possible. Be vigilant and keep your eyes on your competition, especially when they are dealt their hands. In business, such players are analogous to serial entrepreneurs.

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What is the Right Amount of Money to Raise at a Startup?

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I’ve seen too many entrepreneurs try to do things on the cheap. there may be major competitive changes in the market that makes your next funding round hard (e.g. How does your brother-in-law feel about that? Let’s assume that the $2 million buys 25% of your company, which is the norm in an equity financing.

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The Unintended Consequences of Startups

Jason Nazar

2 years ago I was running 6 miles a day 3 times a week, and playing competitive basketball and tennis. . My brother and I share opposing sides of duplex, he’s literally a wall away from me. Since we moved further away, I typically go by to see her once every two weeks. It’s a choice I’m not very proud of.

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

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Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Most venture capitalists who have been in this business for a long time foresaw this correction and have been talking about it privately for the better part of the last year or two.

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