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How do venture capitalists feel about following a crowdfunding capital raise?

This was one of the primary subjects for discussion at Venture Forward 2012 (ventureforwardconference.com). The answer to that question at the pre-conference speaker’s dinner implied unanimous agreement (from a group consisting of many of the top angels, VCs, lawyers, and pundits in the industry), that “direct, equity-based, common stock crowd funding as envisioned by the […]

David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.

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True Story: We Didn’t Buy The Victim Pitch

Most of us know not to complain about the previous employer during a job interview. Fair or not, it just doesn’t work, right? The new job never want to hire somebody with that kind of chip on a shoulder. More so with investor pitches. I was at one once, as an investor member of a […]

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Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software

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Assume Your Market is People Like You, Then Fail

Face reality. As an entrepreneur, you should assume none of your customers is like you, yet I find that most entrepreneurs assume just the opposite. Customers don’t have your technical base, the passion, and interest iPreview (opens in a new tab)n your solution. In fact, even if they did, they couldn’t find you in the […]

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Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals

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Who Makes the Money on an Inevitable Shoe Dropping?

Last weekend I caught Mashable announcing that Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover in the U.S., something I’ve expected since I first bought a Rocket ebook reader about 10 years. And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. In both cases what surprises me is not that it […]

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Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software

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The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business

Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. Don’t believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and professional investors will throw money at you. In reality, only 3 out of 100 companies who apply are successful with Angels, and the success rate with VCs […]

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Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals

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