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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. For the last couple of years, I’ve been investing in startups as a partner at Mucker, while spending a lot of time in the Valley working with potential co-investors and partners.

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How to Write a Business Plan for Raising Venture Capital

Growthink Blog

In describing the competitive landscape, show how your business model creates competitive advantages, and – more importantly – defensible barriers to entry. how it will work, the financial terms, the types of customer leads expected from each partner, etc.). Need help with your business plan? market research).

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5 Startup Stages And The Right Investors For Each One

Startup Professionals Musings

Government grants and industry partners are you best bet here, but Angel investors might give you $250,000 to $1 million, if you have the right business case and credentials. At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. AskAnything.VC aggregates resources from all the VCs.

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5 Venture Periods Call For Unique Funding Strategies

Startup Professionals Musings

Government grants and industry partners are you best bet here, but Angel investors might give you $250,000 to $1 million, if you have the right business case and credentials. At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity.

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Do VC’s with “Operating Experience” Add More Value

Rob Go

Nick Beim (Gilt, The Ladders, JBoss) was a consultant and investment banker. Some of the legends of the business are so far removed from their operating days that it’s probably a real long shot to say that they bring direct operating experience informed by their prior roles. Go figure.

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Want to know why charging $12 / year converts higher than $9.99?

Both Sides of the Table

In 2005 they realized that this business was going to evaporate over night with the introduction of YouTube. They went in search of a new business model, which ended up being eCards (American Greetings does $80 million / year with a crappy product, there has to be a good business there!).

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