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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

The solution I’m exploring is a just in time learning methodology that accelerates founders’ learning curve by aggregating relevant content, peers and mentors.&#. Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. Hmm, now I’m getting intrigued. Startup Genome Report.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

“And if you have a valuation cap; a higher cap is always better than a lower cap.” Startups bear the costs of their financing, from the first seed investment to the sale of Series A stock. The primary terms for these types of transactions are the valuation cap and the conversion discount. If high U.S.

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13 tech trends to adopt before the year’s end

The Next Web

Pinterest is going to be the website to watch, along with other image-based social networking, search and sales websites. While it’s still early-stage, I’m excited to continue following this space. Valuations Aren’t Going Away. Pinterest and Visual Search. Vanessa Van Petten , Science of People.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Pitchbot.vc 3) Originate investments.

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Convertible Debt – Conversion In A Sale Of The Company

Feld Thoughts

In this case, the convertible debt document doesn’t allow the debt to convert into anything, but at the same time mandates that upon a sale the debt must be paid off. With later stage companies, the investors usually structure the convertible notes to have the most flexibility. Typical language follows.

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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals.

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