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Outbound VC Dialing Programs – Total Disrespect for Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

Many of the growth equity firms have had outbound dialing programs for years. Growth equity firms typically target profitable businesses that are often not technical in nature. Perhaps outbound dialing / emailing programs worked well for growth equity firms in their core business. “Hi [entrepreneur], I hope all is well.

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Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. Kickstarter is the big player in this space. This is not a get-rich-quick vehicle for consumers.

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Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make

InfoChachkie

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! 1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. Rationale: I cannot afford to hire a direct sales force. Thus, I will recruit independent distributors and they will sell my new and innovative products on my behalf.

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Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up?

Startup Professionals Musings

The newest model was passed into law recently via the JOBS Act , and won’t even be available until the end of this year or maybe mid-2013 in the USA, while waiting for the rules to be finalized: Startup equity crowd funding. Kickstarter is the big player in this space. This is not a get-rich-quick vehicle for consumers.

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Carving An Internet Niche With FamousBirthdays.com

socalTECH

We can even do things like tell you the most popular, Gemini basketball player, yet another way to connect with famous people. We also sold one of our largest sites to a private equity firm in the real estate niche, and narrowed our focus down to FamousBirthdays.com. What is FamousBirthdays.com? The first, is popularity rankings.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ▼ April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► October (1) New Video! . Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano. Where's Jack Bauer?

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup.