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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. Before the $52M Series D , the $23M Series C , the $15.5M

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

mashable.com

Follow Mashable Business. Subscribe to the Business channel. More Stories in Business. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.

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How to Fund a Startup

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November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. So while nearly all VC funds have some addressyou can send your business plan to, VCs privately admit the chanceof getting funding by this route is near zero. Want to start a startup? Apply for funding by March 3.