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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

socalTECH

Michael Kleist: We''re seed funded, and have already raised money from twelve investors. It''s also a dog-eat-dog world over there with the competition. No knock on China, but with LA having the advertising agency we think we''ll be able to improve on the design side on our site. Tell us about your backers?

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

Both Sides of the Table

A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active. I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. What exactly is seed funding anymore? They do many early-stage deals.

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

For a high-volume seed fund that adds many portfolio companies every year (such as our friends at 500 Startups who invest in over 100 distinct companies annually), the cost of a bad affirmative decision (a false positive) is quite low, since it accounts for a relatively small portion of their total fund.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

The expanding pool of angel, seed, and super seed funds is another. The right way to position against competition - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 23, 2010 This is Part 4 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.?? There is no competition. You can bootstrap your way into existence.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 12, 2010 This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. California Milk Processor Board) – 1993. Make it unique. But then — Kim Kardashian is the only one who can make a living tweeting. was completely wrong.

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