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Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit?

SoCal CTO

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. The problem is you don't yet have product/market fit, and until you do, you don't really know what to build. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued?

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. As well, these companies usually bring real new venture funding opportunities to the startups they sponsor. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. As well, these companies usually bring real new venture funding opportunities to the startups they sponsor. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. While we might not see Jeff, Paul and Chris as often as we once did, they have definitely become role models for Kluge as well. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. For start, there are many types of businesses that are large or complex “considered purchases” that have higher close rates over the phone than on a web form.

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Boost Your New Venture By Teaming With An Incubator

Startup Professionals Musings

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. As well, these companies usually bring real new venture funding opportunities to the startups they sponsor. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.