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Venture Capital

Question is - To VC or Not to VC?

Every entrepreneur will face this pivotal question and needs to carefully evaluate raising PE/VC money as he/she thinks about scaling their ventures. The barriers to entry and capital requirement to start more...
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An Engineer's View of Venture Capitalists

Fortunately, engineers are trained problem-solvers-- I want to harness that power. Engineers, armed with better information about how VCs operate, can work for more equitable solutions. I'm not offering more...
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An Engineer's View of Venture Capitalists

My first experience with VCs was as an engineer starting a microprocessor-design company; VCs were the gods of money. The other founders and I told the VCs what we thought we could do and how long it would more...
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The Dreaded Lunch Invite From Your Venture Capitalist

Most of startup founders are fired in the very first year as founder CEO's and are typically replaced by a VC selected CEO. This is typically done by adding another member to the board, and then voting more...
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VCs Have Flashback Syndrome

Experienced VCs have invested in lots of companies and inevitably some of those companies have failed. When a VC sees a new company that is similar to a previous investment that failed VCs tend to shy more...
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What To Expect After The First Meeting

Mark talks about why it may take VC's to respond. After you have had your first meeting, VCs may be slow to respond. There are a few potential reasons for this. Read the article. more...
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New VC Model For Small Scale Financing

The low cost barrier to starting a startup & pay-as-you-go infrastructure are making it possible to start a Web based start-up with less and less money. In this new era founders need very little money more...
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Seed funding vs Series A - things the startup founders must consider

When is it best to go for the seed funding instead of going around asking for $5 million from the VC's. Carl's points out the things startup founders must consider to decide what kind of funding is appropriate more...
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Numbers for Startup Exits for Q3 2007

NVCA or National Venture Capital association has released the numbers for startup exists for the Q3 of 2007. Jitendra summarizes the key findings. As per the post, 67 VC backed Mergers and acquisitions more...
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How to Get Funding For an Energy Startup

There are multiple options to get funded for an energy startup. more...
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