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6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch

InfoChachkie

The steps outlined below represent an ideal approach to raising capital from sophisticated investors. You might be at Step 2 with one VC and Step 3 with another. VCs collude all the time, it is only fair that entrepreneurs compare notes every now and again as well.”. Even the most jaded VC cannot resist authentic flattery.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. I believe it is the new form of RSS – the place people go to find out what is happening in the latest news. I covered that topic in my Twitter is RSS post. This no doubt led to the acquisition of AdMob by Google and Quattro by Apple.

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. Brad googled him on his Iphone. Brad did not know Mark.

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The Best VC Meetings are Debates not Sales

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my blog series “ Pitching a VC.&#. I’ve sat through a lot of VC pitches and having been CEO of an enterprise software firm for many years I’ve also sat through many customer meetings with sales teams. The following are some tips for the debate style VC meeting. Tips in a debate led VC Meeting.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Google App Engine - take more than two seconds to process we are going to kill your request. Must be willing to work the way Google expects. Building on top of Amazon or Google - cost base is so much lower.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Clash of the Titans: Google joins Apple, Microsoft in announcing new tablets (and more). Venture capital. Google Plus. MYTH 2: Silicon Valley companies will always have the best shot at funding. Star Trek Contest. Primary Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters. 11 hrs ago. 20 hrs ago.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Sand Hill Road has so many venture capital firms and they are so large, and they have been around for so long and they are very closely coupled and tied with Stanford [University]. My fund was an early investor in Overture. Google acquired that and incorporated it.