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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

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But I have been in close contact with the NVCA, many of the major law firms and many of the major VC firms. Am I ineligible since I’m VC-backed? There is nothing in the rules that state that VC-backed businesses are ineligible. I am not claiming to be the world expert on this. shouldn’t I? The short answer is “no.”

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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

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But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then. Here's the rest.

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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares

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Handling PR with VCs. This is part of my series on How to Raise VC but could equally be filed under Startup Advice more generally. He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. In your VC pitch your PR page should take no longer than 30 seconds – Wait.

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Insights and Opinions: How To Survive A Layoff

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For our Insights & Opinions section today, Cathy Ashbaugh, President of Pacific Shore Resources, a local recruiting firm, gives some well timed advice on how to handle a layoff: As we enter into the second quarter of 2009 we are beginning to see small signs of hope and improvement in the economy. Yet, we are not out of the woods.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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This is where VC comes in and why it’s needed in the industry no matter how much populist sentiment exists against the VC industry. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC. That is why I find it curious when angels start shouting that VC’s are dinosaurs, evil, money-grubbing and non-value-add.

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Fisker Automotive Burnt Through $1.4 Billion

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The amount of capital invested in Fisker makes the company the highest profile flameout ever in Southern California''s startup history, far surpassing the mere $375M in venture capital raised of of prior record holder Amp''d Mobile from back in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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Machinima Cuts 10 Percent More

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The company said the layoffs come as part of an "increased commitment to premium programming". The layoff is not the first for Machinima, which also cut around 10 percent of its staff back in December. machinima venture capital content youtube network hollywood layoff jobs employment' READ MORE>>.

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