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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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SCribe Newsletter October 2008

Technology Council

Offshore Outsourcing is Dying…Long Live Hybrid Nearshore. Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Magnify360 Wins VentureNet Best Of Show 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Your Startup “Out Of The Box” PR Tactics. 4 Rules For Email Design In [.]

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

Usually the location of the engineers matters great so having offshore engineering makes acquihires unlikely. Acquihires and Venture Capital. I’m a VC. But that’s not how you make money in the venture capital business. And reward your existing top 10% of employees handsomely. Change industries.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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5 Ways To Check Your Investor Intent Before Signing

Startup Professionals Musings

Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed). Venture Capital. We spoke about the disruption of VC through crowd funding. So they could monetize and people would pay.