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Entrepreneurs Court New Super-Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I would conclude that the genesis of this trend comes from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. We also sat down and talked about what the big challenges for 2013-2016 would be for the company and we are in the fortunate position of our major issue being how to handle growth. In the Early Days.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. I gave them advice I don’t think they were expecting from a VC, “Don’t raise venture capital for this business. This team is talented.

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What the West needs to know about Russia’s tech scene

The Next Web

However, in terms of the complexity of deal making and buoyancy of the Russian VC market, there is little to differentiate it from the West. One of the most recent success story is the IPO of QIWI plc on the NASDAQ in May 2013. One only has to look at some of the recent successful exits of several Russian VC firms.

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Perot Jain steps up to support Dallas entrepreneurs

Austin Startup

According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2013. Perot Jain, LP is an early stage venture capital firm founded by Ross Perot Jr. We meet the best entrepreneurs in Austin and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors and customers. About Perot Jain, L.P.

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Big Data Investors Put a Premium on Proprietary Software

ReadWriteStart

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, a minimum of 110 “open source startups” had raised more than $7 billion from venture capitalists as of 2015, up over 100% since 2013. Proprietary software’s free pass. Take Cloudera, for example, perhaps the closest analog to Hortonworks.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

Today in 2013, the majority of LinkedIn’s revenue comes from an enterprise version of our subscriptions product. In 2013, it’s whether you can break through the noise. What’s your differential business strategy? Your differential growth strategy? Your differential product? What is your advantage?