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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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Your financial risks of starting most technology companies these days are so low. VCs don’t have the same net worth litmus test and great entrepreneurs have a ton of sources for seed money to get financed very early. I’ll pay my own moving costs and if we don’t raise the fund you owe me nothing.”. It was May.

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

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On a panel that I sat on with Ron in LA in 2008 he stated that there were no circumstances in which the founder should take money off of the table. I raised $500k in seed money to start the company. The very modest salary that I drew didn’t come anywhere near meeting my monthly costs so I had to eat into savings.

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Which language should my startup use?

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Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Technology enthusiasts tend to get tangled up in enthusiasm for their chosen platforms, so wed like to provide an objective summary. PHP is insecure?

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

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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. She has been covering technology news for over 15 years, most recently as a senior editor for TechCrunch. Open Sesame! November 29, 2012.