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Invest in Lines, not Dots

Both Sides of the Table

Like it or not – finance is a major job function in any company – startup or public company. But just remember that raising money is a bit like Ireland in the 90′s – no divorces allowed. The thing is, by the time I get to know you I start to see patterns.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry. Instead, it is our eight years of indefatigable relationship and customer building with large segments of the world’s early stage finance industry.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This article highlights their advice on issues ranging from financing to patent trolls: While startups may believe lawyers are too costly, working with one early on avoids potentially serious problems later. ” The Cost of Financing. In a Series A financing, companies must pay the investors’ lawyers as well as their own.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Further reading: The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Finance: A New Typology. This is already inciting fund structure innovation from investors.

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A Quick Hack for Speeding up Term Sheet and other Negotiations

Both Sides of the Table

I talked to my co-founder Brian Moran (we launched the company in Ireland) about it. 1 week later the market crash of 2000 began and the dot com market began to collapse and financings with it. And it obviously doesn’t just apply to a VC financing. This is not atypical and I found it very frustrating.

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Digital Nomad Visa: Where to find the highest average salary?

Transformify

Jobs in finance, media and fashion generate the best incomes in New York. Singapore Average salary: $50,690 Tech, finance and engineering are all thriving industries here and professionals in these sectors enjoy fantastic salaries and excellent career progression. The country also has very low unemployment rates.

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My story and support for the Founders Visa

K9 Ventures

This also eliminated the big risk for my potential investors that I wouldn’t be able to stay in the country, and so I was able to close the financing round for the company in November 1998. I could now legally stay in the US and work for my own company. In a startup cash is king.