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What is it like to lose all of your investors’ money?

I’ve been on both sides of this event, and believe me, it is not fun. But it is, unfortunately, a virtually inextricable part of the entrepreneurial life, and what matters most (at least in the US, where entrepreneurship—and even valiant failure—is celebrated rather than reviled) is how you deal with it. I am one of […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
2 Aug 2012
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Sideways Startups: An Investor’s Dilemma

Editor’s Note: For a great tip on unloading private stock, read this post about how you can donate it. One-half of angel-funded companies fail, which is why a winning Investment Strategy for Angels includes diversification. That is, to invest in several companies (rather than a few) each with the potential for home-run returns.  Amidst all the talk of failures and […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
31 Jul 2012
Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

How to Reduce Your Budget and Reduce Startup Risk

One of the biggest myths I still see in the community of new entrepreneurs is the assumption that “All I need is a good idea, and some investor will give me the big money I need to build the business.” In reality, investors fund good business plans, not big dreams. It’s all in the execution. […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
29 Jul 2012
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Is the J-curve a myth?

It very definitely exists, but under two specific constraints: (1) we need to be talking about ‘traditional’ venture funds, and (2) we need to limit the discussion to the top half/top quartile funds that actually make money.   The unbelievably seismic changes resulting from exponentially advancing technology mean that the ‘traditional’ venture world is rapidly giving […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
26 Jul 2012
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Control Depends More on Results Than Term Sheets

Fred Wilson of Union Ventures writes Entrepreneurs Have Control When Things Work, VCs Have Control When They Don’t on his AVC blog. This is one of those ideas that seem completely obvious but only after I’ve heard them. Whether we’re founders or investors, we focus on terms and percentages as determining control. But in the real world, as […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
25 Jul 2012
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