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Business Lessons Often Ignored In The Heat Of Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup advisor and angel investor, I tend to focus on the much longer list of ways your startup can fail, based on my own experience and inside knowledge from peers who you will never see highlighted on the Internet. Despite the technology, the fears of pedestrians and government regulations strangled the business.

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Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures

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This is nothing new; long favored by family-controlled media empires such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation , among Internet firms alone, Google took a dual-class approach when going public in 2004.

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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

ReadWriteStart

This number is predicted to reach 75% in the coming years, which, combined with a relatively fast and ubiquitous Internet connection, creates an increasingly large market for technology-based ventures. A solid foundation of government support. The government creates programs to help entrepreneurs. Increased connectivity.

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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Before the commercial Internet, the primary tools of disclosure included: Prospectus and related registration statement (“S-1″) for an IPO. Although not specifically aimed at the Internet, it’s clear that online tools such as Webcasting and frequently updated investor relations pages make compliance with Reg FD much easier.

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Modi and Ma

thebarefootvc

The world has watched government policies and infrastructure spur unprecedented economic growth – from 1978-2013, China’s economy grew at an average of 9.5% For years, China has been the darling of the international investment community. Enter Modi.

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Modi and Ma

thebarefootvc

The world has watched government policies and infrastructure spur unprecedented economic growth – from 1978-2013, China’s economy grew at an average of 9.5% For years, China has been the darling of the international investment community. Enter Modi.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). Government. Reliance on Government. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. The table of contents, as of today, follows. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Boulder As A Laboratory.

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