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ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

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My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? 7.5 - 10.5%

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

With all of the new ways to see early companies such as TechCrunch and YCombinator, I had a feeling that much of the luster was gone and debated whether it was worth the time to attend.The last time I went to DEMO was in 2005 for the launch of one of my companies, iControl Networks. A check-in aggregation platform. ► January. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

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While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). return on investment after 3.5

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. Post-Mortem Title : Key Lessons from Cryptine Networks’ Failure. Company : Cryptine Networks. Company : Wesabe.