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How to Meet VC's

Babbling VC

Anyway, they passed on that, if I remember correctly turning their nose up at venture capital. :-) Yet, when Nils had launched Cellity, they came back to us to pitch this idea (together with Mangrove who had already injected seed money) and we eventually ended up investing shortly thereafter. Sven's the analytical, out front guy.

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Figuring Out FourSquare

Seeing Both Sides

Always interacting with users in bars and over Twitter, thinking less about strategy, analytics and monetization and focusing more on a great user experience. . million in its series A financing and kept the burn rate at less than $100k per month to make he money last. Modest burn : the company only raised $1.35

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5 Tips for Beginning Bitcoin Investors

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin investing is the new frontier, the Wild West, a place where the playing field is relatively even and anyone can make some money. Armed with this knowledge, some seed money, and a little bit of luck, you can be the next bitcoin success story.

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Top Startup Advisor Paul Graham Just Warned Against Taking Google's Money

www.businessinsider.com

Your Money. Parse, one of the most-anticipated startups in Silicon Valley these days , went through Y Combinator last year and raised seed money from Google Ventures , for example. The whole point is to provide a fast, easy form of financing that avoids wrestling over valuation. Finance Jobs. Clusterstock.