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Is @AngelList Syndicates Really Such a Big Deal?

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I had a chance to discuss AngelList Syndicates with Naval at Michael Kim’s Cendana LP/VC conference on a panel with Naval, Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures) and Mike Brown, Jr. If you know, VCs end up writing sizable checks into their own funds, which is important in better aligning interests. Must be doing something right!

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Startups and VCs Should Avoid “Pier” Funding

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a loan) that is later converted to equity at the time of the next financing. If no financing happened then this “note&# may not be converted and thus would be senior to the equity of the company in the case of a bankruptcy or asset sale. They might put the kibosh on company travel and not attend some key meetings or conferences.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

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Paul Graham on trends for the future - Business of Software Blog , August 25, 2010 Paul Graham spoke at last year's Business of Software conference. We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. equity debate. The expanding pool of angel, seed, and super seed funds is another. Want to be Mercenary?

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