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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

2017 Recap. 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Before diving into yet another year and list of predictions for enterprise in 2018, we’d like to recap a few thoughts and moments from 2017. — BOLDstart Ventures (@Boldstartvc) June 16, 2017.

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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Today I’m excited to announce we’ve recently raised $30 million in growth finance led by 8VC , with Kimmy Scotti joining our board. So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup?

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Using Bitcoin Profit in Your Startup Financial Processes?

The Startup Magazine

The value of Bitcoin reached a high in December 2017 when it made headlines. It is a quick and easy way to make all manner of payments and does not have the difficulties associated with some of the other methods. Currency or Investment. It has never reached that peak since but has continued to rise and fall.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). What is a reasonable payback period and how quickly do we want to grow?

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. We have developed a proprietary machine learning algorithm that assesses the risk and return profile of the business and determines whether to invest in the business. Alternative Capital. “ Key elements: .

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I run a web app that generates business names, but I didn’t have my algorithm ready in time to file my LLC. After getting British Citizenship in 2017, I decided it was time for me to legalise my English name. Between 2017/18, I had started my relationship and sexuality coaching business. Photo Credit: Axel DeAngelis.

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Bitcoin Gold and what your Startup should know

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin Gold is a hard fork of the Bitcoin, and it has gone live in November of 2017. Equihash is an algorithm which has a pretty good ASIC resistance level. Well, that was some time ago, but if you are yet to join the ride, you may want a handy little walkthrough of what is what in that whole story.

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