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On Funding?—?Shots on Goal

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We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. Another 3–5 could return in aggregate $300–500 million. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. Often times when companies raise “bridgefinancing (this is money from internal investors. We spoke briefly about why. Short answer: no.

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