Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. The longer you wait the higher the price they’ll have to pay and the less time the clock will be ticking on long-term capital gains tax.

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paulgraham.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Nor is it necessary for a startup to work on technology, or take venture funding, or have some sort of "exit." To grow rapidly, you need to make something you can sell to a big market. The catch is that this is a (fairly) efficient market. But technological change was about to make it a much more common one.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 25, 2011

Eventually the Internet came along and the Trading Post no longer commanded the secondhand market like it once did (though it did successfully transition online). Whenever I grew tired of a game or a toy I’d sell it via the Trading Post , usually in an effort to make enough money to buy the new toy or game I had in my sights.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2019

The stock market has historically been a long-term source of wealth creation, but due to a widening wealth gap, has become largely inaccessible to young people. The majority of entrepreneurial-minded people have forgotten about the stock market as an alternative to their next side hustle. Actually Learn How to Invest Your Money.

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www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

  In my opinion, the reason that capped convertible debt is the current market leader is that entrepreneurs have been conditioned over time to believe that convertible debt is (a) faster (b) cheaper and (c) better for them than equity investment.  Why use Series Seed Documents instead of capped convertible debt? 

Finance 58

Finance Term Sheet Equity Aggregator 58

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

  In my opinion, the reason that capped convertible debt is the current market leader is that entrepreneurs have been conditioned over time to believe that convertible debt is (a) faster (b) cheaper and (c) better for them than equity investment.  Why use Series Seed Documents instead of capped convertible debt? 

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

Entrepreneur 298

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 25, 2022

When you hear a member of Congress talking about the tech industry these days, there’s a good chance it’s in a negative context. A member of the House of Representatives (D – CA) since 2016, Khanna is one of just a handful of current Congresspeople who has experience working in the tech industry.

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