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Ask the VC: Question 3 on Price Caps and LLC vs. C Corp.

Continuing our “Ask the VC – Startup America” series after a bit of a blog hiatus (we have closed 3 deals in the last 3 months), this was a popular question that I still hear a lot: “As a very … Continue reading

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The Tweeners Have This VC’s Attention

What is the inevitable outcome from the amazing amount of seed capital that has been deployed to hundreds if not thousands of companies over the past few years? Dead soldiers? Well yes, that happens all the time. Amazing companies ready … Continue reading

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Quora – My new favorite habit

I know a lot has been written about Quora. Lots of it is positive, some negative. Like anything else, I guess its a matter of perspective and time before we will all see whether they are the next great social … Continue reading

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StartUp America

All the recent press and coverage of the new White house program Startup America has certainly had a positive impact on the state of innovation and entrepreneurship in America. For those who haven’t seen the Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the … Continue reading

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And Now For the Rest…

My bad..Its been a long two weeks since the last post. Looking at a ton of new deals and really exciting things have kept me away. Facebook / Goldman Deal..wow. LinkedIn talking about filing, attending the UBS Tech and Media … Continue reading

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8th Wonder of the World

Continuing our theme of the 10 most interesting developments affecting our business from 2010, we have to go with the obvious: #8: Facebook, Twitter and the Social Media Revolution Enough said. They have changed the way we think, the way … Continue reading

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Raising Venture Capital, Tips for Entrepreneurs, Post 5

Sorry its been a while since the last post, I was away with my family for a week. In the time I was gone we received a number of new business plans. Continuing a trend that has been evident over … Continue reading

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Raising Venture Capital, Tips for Entrepreneurs, Post 4

In our last post we took up part 3 of the executive summary; do you have a keen understanding of the market you intend to compete in? This is critical since the addressable market is really the point that we … Continue reading

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Raising Venture Capital, Tips for Entrepreneurs, Post 3

In our last post we took up part 2 of the executive summary; explaining the problem that needs to be solved. We talked about trying to avoid the mistake of finding a problem for the solution, as opposed to solving … Continue reading

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Raising Venture Capital, Tips for Entrepreneurs, Post 2

In the previous post we tackled the issue of keeping the value proposition simple and easy to socialize. Believe me, if we cant convince our wives or mothers, we will have a tough time convincing anyone. Lets now look at … Continue reading

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