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United Sample Raises $3M

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Los Angeles-based United Sample, which operates online survey and sampling services for the market research industry, announced today that it has raised $3M in a Series B funding round. United Sample said that Dana Settle of Greycroft will join the firm's board along with the funding. READ MORE>>.

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Investors cozy up to LA-based ettitude’s bamboo bedding and sleep wear with $1.6 million

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“Phoebe sent me a sample and I had the best night of sleep in my life,” Dey said. Sales are growing, according to the two women, and the company’s chances have certainly been improved by the capital infusion from Drumbeat Ventures and TA Ventures, a European female-founded fund focusing on technology innovation.

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AKUA lands $3.2M to turn kelp into burgers

TechCrunch LA

The total funds include backing from a Republic campaign, pre-seed investors and capital from the co-founders. However, because they could not do the food tastings they were able to with the jerky, they decided to start a food club and sent samples of the burger in the mail. Today, AKUA announced a $3.2

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Don’t Underrate The Value Of A Startup Plan Document

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There really is no excuse these days, with samples on the Internet, business-plan books in every bookstore, and dozens of apps to automate the process. There are no guarantees, but various studies have found that entrepreneurs who create a good plan generally double their chances of securing funding and building a successful business.

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5 “What-Ifs” To Include In A Startup Financial Model

Startup Professionals Musings

The way to start is with a sample financial model, available from many sources on the Internet, such as over 200 downloadable free from the Corporate Finance Institute website. This can be projected top down from market share assumptions, or bottom up from actual costs and sales results.

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Here Is When Your New Business Needs A Written Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

There really is no excuse these days, with samples on the Internet, business-plan books in every bookstore, and dozens of apps to automate the process. There are no guarantees, but various studies have found that entrepreneurs who create a good plan generally double their chances of securing funding and building a successful business.

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Strand Diagnostics Raises $30 Million From NantWorks

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According to the two, the funding will be invested over the next 3 years, and will go towards Strand Diagnostics' growth, to scale its operations infrastructure, and expand sales and marketing. Strand Diagnostics is currently applying its system to ensuring surgical biopsy samples are being properly tied to patients.

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