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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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It’s your job to help them get oriented with the right amount of information so that when you come together you can focus on making good decisions or at least helping you discuss difficult topics rather than spending all of your time informing them. In the Early Days. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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Working with startup lawyers also minimizes the risk of losing control of your adVenture, as they can help you avoid common fundraising and investor pitfalls. In addition, such an arrangement will further cement your lawyer’s incentive to help you succeed. Even so, the majority of firms focus on servicing well-established BDC’s.

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

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This posting was inspired by an email from Rajat Suri who wrote me an email in response to Chris Dixon’s blog post (link below) from August, which recently re-ran on Business Insider and has generated much Twitter chatter. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process. What gives? Am I a hypocrite?

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Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police

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Acrobatic ninjas, the Austin Police and several livid tradeshow executives – a perfect recipe for a reality television show, but not a great combination for Seth Epstein’s startup, Social Stay. If you have not read John’s article, check it out, as it provides an informative contrast to our failed attempt to recreate this impact. .

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