Both Sides of the Table
JULY 7, 2015
I save room in literally every deal to invite angels (or seed funds) to co-invest with me. Even if one disagrees with the premise, why would anyone feel the need to attack Mike for writing it? With strong leads (VCs, seed funds or large angels) there is an unwritten Pottery Barn Rule. This is a hard one.
Tech.Co
MAY 9, 2017
I saw so many different applications for virtual reality in education, entertainment, mental health and communication,” he said. We started traveling to Sundance and SXSW and these shows with awesome companies, but no one was writing about it,” Taylor said. Education became a large facet within the space and focus for Taylor.
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TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
People say we’re crazy, but we know creators are legit businesses,” Karat writes on its website — the company didn’t respond to a request to chat about what they’re working on. Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters. invests exclusively in the space.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 9, 2015
With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. My Forbes co-contributor Geri Stengel concurs that something is happening in the Volunteer State, writing last month about that state’s emerging women entrepreneurs.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2010
We hope they'll ues that prize to seed fund and start their company, and see how it goes after that. Tags: startup engineering competition plan business prize scholarship education grant california southern university masseh fariborz. A committee will select one of them to give a cash prize of about $50,000. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. And covered we did.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
In my view, no amount of academic education can prepare you for the challenges of running a business, but real experience will quickly open your eyes to some of the challenges, and let you know how much you enjoy responding to these on a day-to-day basis. Remember that investors tend to fund entrepreneurs, not ideas.
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