Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. For most of us, though, the idea of investors or even securing financing may as well go the way of the corporate ladder. A lean image is appreciated.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

link] Lean Startups Blog – rants and raves from the startup trenches. link] Finance Geek » Mistakes that startups make. [.] But it’s ultimately users who will determine if the market is ready for social media driven two way search and advertising. link] What’s the right amount of seed money to raise?

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 2, 2011

At the same time, the foursquare team was incredibly skilled at applying lean start-up best practices, specifically: Product-obsessed founders : both Dennis and Naveen were consumed with the product. million in its series A financing and kept the burn rate at less than $100k per month to make he money last.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. Microsoft continues to invest in brand advertising to position itself as a comeback kid. Entrepreneurs are survivors by nature.

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