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8 Key Metrics to Track in DeFi Trading

The Startup Magazine

For instance, if a protocol has a high ratio, it could mean the token price is inflated relative to liquidity, warranting caution. Conversely, if a few wallets hold a large portion, there is a price volatility risk if major holders sell their assets.

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Should Your Startup Give Performance-Based Warrants?

Both Sides of the Table

the economic benefits to BigCo never warrant all of the time and effort they put into getting a stake in your company and trying to make that stake worth money. So Plan B for many BigCo’s is to take “performance-based warrants.&# The following is a guide to what these are, whether to offer them and how to structure them.

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How Much Should You Raise in Your VC Round? And What is a VC Looking at in Your Model?

Both Sides of the Table

There’s a quick litmus-test conversation any early-stage VC will have with the founder and it’s one that you should be as prepared for as your elevator pitch. He or she wants to know how long the money you will raise will last and whether this is long enough to warrant taking a risk on funding you. Founder: “$250k / month.”

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Account-Based Marketing vs. Lead Generation: Which is Right for You?

ConversionXL

Without marketing attracting the right accounts, there are no hot leads for sales to have meaningful conversations with. And when you’re having a conversation, you might even be in a power position.”. But the customer is worth more and the target approach of ABM is warranted. Strategic importance of clients.

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Why Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

conversation literally every week with startups. You will build out features or expend to platforms — often before you have enough market feedback to warrant it. I understand this instinct for more capital and I have two very different personal experiences: In my first company we raised an A-round of $16.5 million or $4 million.

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What Does It Mean To Be A “Good-Faith Skeptic” & When Is “Bad-Faith” Warranted

Hunter Walker

Reflections Prompted By A Conversation Between a16z Crypto Leader Chris Dixon & The Verge’s Nilay Patel. It was crypto true believer in a conversation with a crypto skeptic, but containing a foundation of mutual respect, curiosity and, I think, a fundamental love of technology. Good-Faith Skeptic.”

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How to Be a Good Board Member

Both Sides of the Table

If a conversation happens between the CEO and each director then each side knows what we’re trying to achieve with the in-person meeting. A director who hasn’t had a pre-conversation with management will not be as effective in the board meeting. I sometimes view it as my role to drag other people into the conversation.

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