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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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Through comment conversations with many of you I tried to emphasize that it isn’t enough to just have one attribute. So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders who have the whole package or as much of it as possible. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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One of things I’ve loved the most about doing now 11 weeks of This Week in VC is a chance to have an hour-long recorded conversation with investors. One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. Venture Financings we Discussed.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

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” In off the record conversations, many angels have expressed the urgency of self-discipline. If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. Pando Daily. PandoMonthly. PandoDigest.