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ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Professor VC

Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Challenge the Status Quo - StubHub entered an industry dominated by a couple of large players who had a vested interest to block the legality of their business of providing a marketplace for the sale of tickets in the secondary market. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. ► January. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

Professor VC

Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. I did a little searching around the web to try and find a truth vs. fiction comparison, but the closest I found was "The 10 Most Glaring Lies In The Social Network" on the Business Insider.

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ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

Professor VC

always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. The point is their opinions werent clouded by any vested interest or lengthy analysis. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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I was manifesting this huge monolithic application in my head that would revolutionize the job search, I had even written some code at this point, and didn’t have any idea if actual businesses were willing to pay a dime for it. Go vest yourself. We had the wrong business model. Company : BricaBox. Author : Todd.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” That was written in September 2008. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. ” “Sure, prices are dropping. Even Sequoia.

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