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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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Top Three Slides In Your Pitch Deck

Continuing our series of entrepreneur driven questions from my “Ask the VC” session with Startup America Partnership, I thought this question was very appropriate, as I have heard it multiple times over the past few weeks. Question:  “What is the single … Continue reading

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It’s the Innovation Economy Stupid!

I have been reading a lot of articles recently declaring a “bubble” in the VC or tech world. To be honest, I am trying to understand the logic supporting this fascination. I know we have pundits: either political, economic or … 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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Operating in the Board Room

Please see the blog written November 11, 2009 in the online version of The Wall Street Journal entitled “Start-Up CEOs Gripe About VCs’ Lack Of Operating Experience” (http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/11/11/start-up-ceos-gripe-about-vcs-lack-of-operating-experience/tab/print/ ). The main point of the article is based on a survey … Continue reading

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