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10 Tips On Due Diligence On Any Startup Funding Offer

Startup Professionals Musings

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. The SEC and local law enforcement agencies can’t help you much with foreign scams. Don’t count on ever passing due diligence, or even getting that deposit back. Deposit required to hold your terms. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup 101: What goes in a startup data room

VC Cafe

It’s also worth checking YC’s series A due diligence checklist. A data room is a secure repository of information that is shared with potential investors during due diligence. SAFE note), shareholder agreements, company formation and governance documents (e.g.

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SEC Fines and Libra Woes

thebarefootvc

This past week, two companies within the token ecosystem announced settlements with the SEC. The SEC has been pursuing enforcement action for the past couple of years in wake of the ICO boom and bust of 2017. Both governments asserted that no private entity should claim monetary power.

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10 Scams To Avoid While Seeking New Venture Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. The SEC and local law enforcement agencies can’t help you much with foreign scams. Don’t count on ever passing due diligence, or even getting that deposit back. Deposit required to hold your terms. Marty Zwilling.

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Governance

thebarefootvc

As the price of bitcoin rose to over $11,000 this morning (from lows near $6000 two weeks ago), governance was a key theme over the past week. The Ethereum community is grappling with its own governance roadmap, with an active debate currently underway on how to resolve issues of lost funds due to hacks or vulnerabilities in smart contracts.

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What to Know About Cryptocurrency and Scams

The Startup Magazine

However, it also carries some risks due to its decentralized nature and potential for fraud or scams. Furthermore, there is still debate about the lack of legal protection for digital assets due to their decentralized nature, further complicating the process of recovering lost funds from fraudulent or hacker activity.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. companies, more sensitivity around technology IP and security.