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The Coming Brick Wall in Venture Capital & Why This is Good for US Innovation

Both Sides of the Table

With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. Some are going later stage to not miss out on hot deals. I call this “stage drift.&#. We all know the result of the over-funding of the asset class – poor returns in aggregate for the industry.

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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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(First Annual?) List of Go-To Early-Stage Service Providers in the NextView Ventures Boston Portfolio

Genuine VC

But rather than just keep the info internal, wouldn’t it be more productive to publicly publish the aggregate results for the whole community? When we took the poll itself, one founder said: “This is a great idea. We would have loved to have it when we were getting started.”

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13 tech trends to adopt before the year’s end

The Next Web

While it’s still early-stage, I’m excited to continue following this space. Look out for more products that aggregate and organize existing accounts and automatically scrub your inboxes, feeds and social media connections. Valuations Aren’t Going Away. Doreen Bloch , Poshly Inc. Monetization of Mobile.

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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.” The primary terms for these types of transactions are the valuation cap and the conversion discount. ” The Cost of Financing. Startups bear the costs of their financing, from the first seed investment to the sale of Series A stock.

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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. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself. . Accompany focuses on this use case.

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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?