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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. John gave me the book after I spoke at his entrepreneurship class at UCSB.

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Venture Outlook 2016

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Technology riches yield bumper crops in venture capital with new firms and new largesses – the rewards of LPs rediscovering our asset class. Or the influx of massive new amounts of entrepreneurs and wantrepreneurs seeking fortune and fame? Here is the Wikipedia definition of a bubble. Are LPs to blame? None of these.