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8 Risky Business Investments That Paid Off Big

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Considering how incredibly popular Harley-Davidson is today, it’s hard to believe that the motorcycle company was ever on the verge of bankruptcy, but it’s true. Harley-Davidson experienced near-bankruptcy from 1969 to 1981 when the American Machine and Foundry (AMF) bought the company and turned it upside down. Harley-Davidson.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. GaiKai had 50 such engineers, which was a large part of its success. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica?

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And the great monetization engines of the Internet were built in LA – Overture (AdWords) & Applied Semantics (AdSense). I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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I had very little cash in the bank yet the stories were still coming out about how we were going to change the world of online engineering and construction. We were weeks from bankruptcy. So I decided to run the London Marathon in April 2003, just 3 weeks before my son was born. April 29th, 2003 my first son was born.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

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She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. If the startup can’t repay the loan, it will be in default under the note; in which case, the noteholders may force the company into bankruptcy (if the startup can’t renegotiate with investors to extend the loan). → Learn More. Crunchboard.

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