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How Investors Think About Valuation of Pre-Revenue Startups

SoCal CTO

They might have some seed money and are thinking or raising a Series A based on success of an early release (MVP). A lot of my time is spent helping early-stage companies get to proof points so that they can raise capital. What are they really looking for? is a requirement.

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10 Reasons Why Capital Shouldn't Make Or Break Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

For most of us, though, the idea of investors or even securing financing may as well go the way of the corporate ladder. With a bank account full of someone else's money, it's hard not to feel flush with cash and have a false sense of security. Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality.

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Which language should my startup use?

www.reincubate.com

« Launch48 last weekend Posted by Aidan, 20 th January 2010. Despite what some vendors may say, all languages scale, and its hard to argue that one language is fundamentally less secure than another. on February 1, 2010 Another criterion I use is: What is the size of the developer pool? on February 1, 2010 Great post.