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Three Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

YoungUpstarts

If you are building a startup, you’ll find no shortage of people who are willing to give you advice, particularly when it comes to raising financing. Like Jerry Yang who started Yahoo, as investors we are looking for entrepreneurs who are obsessed with a new technology. Myth #2: Talk to As Many Investors As You Can.

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[Interview] Patrick Mackaronis, Director Of Business Development At Brabble

YoungUpstarts

And his biggest project to date just might be Brabble, a Disruptive Technology Company that combines social media and eCommerce with valuable patented technology that drives revenue for customers. Patrick Mackaronis: Everyone has different terminology for certain things when it comes to investors.

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Six Tips For Startups Outside Of Traditional VC Hubs

YoungUpstarts

With technology making communication, collaboration and connection easier, more VC firms are now actively investing in companies located in non-traditional markets. While it is certainly true that the lion’s share of venture capital activity takes place in a handful of major locations, almost every large city has a local investor community.

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Quick Thoughts on Term Sheets and LOIs

Rob Go

If you are dealing with another company that does not have much of a track record of acquiring technology businesses, you know that you should be more wary. Second, don’t be too quick to get to the LOI.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

I wonder, for example, if our portfolio company, Codecademy , would have avoided its latest financing round and instead created “CodeCoin” in order to incent contributors to software development lesson plans and a marketplace for coding content? In short, token sales allow early stage companies to skip the series B round and beyond.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

I wonder, for example, if our portfolio company, Codecademy , would have avoided its latest financing round and instead created “CodeCoin” in order to incent contributors to software development lesson plans and a marketplace for coding content? In short, token sales allow early stage companies to skip the series B round and beyond.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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