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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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Finance where needed. So when the market started showing good signs (iPhone, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, stock market growth) it was happy days again. Risks of these two factors to the stock market. Stock market declines would bring back dog days of VC. We need some visibility. Let’s make sure each has enough cash.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

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On a public stock market that is the value that investors place on future free cash flows of the business discounted to today’s date to account for the time value of money. The price of public stocks change instantly in reaction to news that is perceived to affect the future value of that company. Here’s what I mean.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

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And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing? The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. dot-com bonanza.

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Series Seed Financing Documents

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Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Series Seed Financing Documents. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Series Seed Financing Documents : 1 Reblog. Locks in rights, preferences and priviledges of the stock. This is all built into a typical founder stock purchase agreement. SeriesSeed.com.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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What Does Sharia Law Mean For Islamic Businesses?

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As far back as the 2011 census , the Muslim community in the UK was at 1,012,823. Riba is interest that is charged on an account or finance. This can make it quite tricky for entrepreneurs to find providers of Islamic business finance that operates within the confines of Sharia no-interest laws. Finance/loans.

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