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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. A check-in aggregation platform. ProfessorVC. Thursday, September 16, 2010. Are DEMOs days numbered? Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010? I spent the past couple of days at the conference and certainly felt like it. There wasnt a lot of buzz in the air. ► October. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. The panel was a typical Silicon Valley shmoozefest hosted at a law firm with about 75+ attendees. ProfessorVC. Thursday, January 17, 2008. Touched by an Angel. ► October. (1).

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. The typical Silicon Valley term sheet does not include such terms.

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

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. ProfessorVC. Monday, November 14, 2011. Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid Idea? 2930) , commonly referred to as Crowdfunding. Steve Bennet. 7.5 - 10.5%

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

www.chubbybrain.com

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. Title: Burn Rate: How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet. Title: Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure.