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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized.

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Diverse Lead Firms

Austin Startup

We make a majority of our investments in those sectors and prioritize proven business models. We make a minority of our investments in new technology areas where deep technical innovation is occurring and where we believe there is will be a large future market opportunity. That drives every decision we make.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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Many startup businessestech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. As they see you grow the become intrigued and probably analyze your business model and potential.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #17: On failure and resilience

Austin Startup

HomeAway is another one of our five tech IPOs in the last five years. source: First Round Review’s Kawasaki on Why Your Startup is Dead if You Can’t Enchant ) Do you know the story of OneSpot? It had a gut-wrenching pivot as the first business model didn’t work and today is thriving with its new one. It is worth $3.4

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? Updated Business tools for Startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech. Ad Serving Technology. Seed Startups.