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On Funding?—?Shots on Goal

Both Sides of the Table

You need shots on goal as not every one will go in the back of the net. Another 3–5 could return in aggregate $300–500 million. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners. So if you truly want to be great at investing you need all the right skills and access AND a diversified portfolio.

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All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces

abovethecrowd.com

Aggregating suppliers is a necessary, but insufficient step on its own. You must also organically aggregate demand. Great marketplaces do not simply aggregate a market; they enhance it. Wow” moments lead to word-of-mouth viral growth and high net promoter scores. Aggregating demand is much harder and more critical.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

They do that by aggregating America’s startups, providing them with pro bono services, and promoting regional ecosystem development. From 1970 to 2009, nearly all new net job creation (44m jobs) came from young companies (not small, and not large, but young). • Aggregate America’s startups. in aggregate commitments.

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Lean vs Fat Startups: The Disrupt Debate

Venture Chronicles

This is why early stage companies that raise a lot of capital are valued richly, it’s a compromise between the company and investors summed up as “I know you will only sell 40% of the equity but you need a pretty big chunk of capital so we’ll give you $10m and value you at $15m pre money instead of $5m&#.

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Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral

K9 Ventures

In my view the terminology being used for early stage investors by the press and the media is not as clear as it should be. I’ve talked about this on several occasions when I’ve been at conference and on panels, but I figured it would make sense to do a post explaining my taxonomy of the early-stage investing world.

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Entrepreneurs Need to Find the Best ‘Curators’

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, we all have to rely on a few trusted sources to digest and filter information, net out the relevant messages, and steer us with links to accurate details. Modern digital curators for early-stage entrepreneurs are the expert bloggers who put “content into context.” Both Sides of the Table , by Mark Suster.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

Under the crowdfunding provisions, the aggregate dollar amount of securities that an issuer can sell in a crowdfunding transaction is limited to $1 million (less the aggregate amount of securities sold under other exemptions) over a 12-month period. More than $500,000: Audited financial statements.

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