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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

In looking back at the old financials, at the end of Q2 2005, our cash balance was a whopping $546. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005. Are DEMO's days numbered? Before the $52M Series D , the $23M Series C , the $15.5M How Much Diligence is Due. ► 2010. (7). ► October.

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How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development

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One Codebase, Endless Possibilities: Real HTML5 Hacking — [link] [link] joemccann Blatant self promotion: If you’re coming to SXSWi I’ll be giving a talk with demos using Phonegap, Titanium and other HTML5 tools to build cross-platform applications from a single codebase. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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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. If you have to choose between spending time on the demo or thebusiness plan, spend most on the demo. When they demo it, one of theangels is willing to invest. Want to start a startup? Apply for funding by March 3.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

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Can we put our demo video on the launchrock page? But what you CAN do is put in the notification bar at the top with a link to your demo video. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.

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7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

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For us, we threw together a fun, one-minute video of us acting out a live version of our product that we tacked on to the beginning of our boring product demo video. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.