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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. There is one source that was always problematic for me – intros from investment bankers. This is no criticism of the investment banking industry (although I’m sure some will read it this way) for which there are very useful purposes.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. This is no criticism of the investment banking industry (although I’m sure some will read it this way) for which there are very useful purposes. Big difference.].

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Funding Sources for Your Nonprofit

Up and Running

Funding sources vary from organization to organization, and many nonprofits have multiple channels they actively collect revenue from. That said, many organizations do collect at least a part of their budget from this channel. The choice of who to reach out to and where to accept funds from is often a complex one.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 8: Phil Randazzo and Derek Andersen

Steve Blank

Both of these traits made all the difference for the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Clips from their interviews are below, but first a word about the show: Entrepreneurs are Everywhere airs Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern on Sirius XM Channel 111. Phil Randazzo.

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Entrepreneur That Grew Up In A Household of Educators Creates Solution to Education Challenges

Hearpreneur

The fact that we’ve done all of that with no external investments (we’ve bootstrapped until now) and with no previous formal experience in education makes it even cooler (my business partner worked in infrastructure projects and I was an investment banker on Wall Street for five years prior to this). Daniel Pink.

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

Both Sides of the Table

<Small plug> – I invested in an awesome company called … awe.sm … that is a performance tracking tool that let’s you measure efficacy of channels like this (email, facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc.) Gregg is an ex Investment Banker and Wharton MBA.

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Helping Entrepreneurs Get To Where They Want To Go Faster

Duct Tape Marketing

Hello, Alice is a free data driven and multi-channel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while creating owner success rate, increasing owner success rates would be a better way to say that. What's your history like?