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The Gust-DEMO Fall 2012 Scholarship

Gust

Following the huge success of the Gust-DEMO scholarship earlier this year, Gust and DEMO have teamed up again to offer Gust start-ups a full scholarship opportunity for DEMO Fall 2012. The deadline to apply for the full scholarship is August 17, 2012. DEMO Fall 2012 takes place October 1-3, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA.

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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

ReadWriteStart

In 2012, the national government created the programs iNNpulsa and apps.co, both promote innovation , business, and technological developments in Colombia by providing funds and coaching programs to promising entrepreneurs. The government creates programs to help entrepreneurs. Ayenda Rooms.

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What’s the difference between “No” vs. “Not Yet” from a VC?

View from Seed

This was back in January 2012, a simpler time… when there was only one kind of seed round, when Series A firms invested pre-revenue, etc. So learning which investors are comfortable with concept stage pre-seed vs post-product seed vs small Series A vs big “momentum” A is an important part of qualifying potential investors.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

www.xconomy.com

XSITE 2012: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship. So Coats and Kienzle set up Correlation to be a co-investor, not take board seats, and invest quickly—making it easier for lead investors and companies to quickly put a round together. © 2007-2012, Xconomy, Inc. Steve Seitz.

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The Difference Between ?No? and ?Not Yet? ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The Difference Between “No” and “Not Yet” January 12, 2012. Even the best entrepreneurs often hear “no” from potential investors. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am. And Why 20%?

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Startup Valuations – Again….

ithacaVC

Here is a post from October 2012. And here is a post from November 2012. The valuation only exists if investors validate it. Traditionally, there’s a lead investor that validates a valuation, but a lot of companies now raise without a lead. I have written about startup valuations previously.

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ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

While this may certainly be the case with unsophisticated angels (much less of these now) or in cases with no lead investor, Id argue the opposite. In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. ► 2012. (1).