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It’s the Innovation Economy Stupid!

Posted on May 4, 2011 by cavacapital

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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Quora – My new favorite habit

Posted on February 10, 2011 by cavacapital

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

Posted on February 4, 2011 by cavacapital

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…

Posted on January 22, 2011 by cavacapital

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

Posted on January 1, 2011 by cavacapital

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

Posted on April 26, 2010 by cavacapital

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

Posted on April 5, 2010 by cavacapital

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

Posted on March 23, 2010 by cavacapital

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

Posted on March 19, 2010 by cavacapital

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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Raising Venture Capital, Tips for Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 15, 2010 by cavacapital

This is the first in a series of posts I want to write on lessons learned from working at, and now with, Start-up companies. In particular, I’d like to discuss several aspects of the fund raising process, which in many ways … Continue reading →