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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

View from Seed

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. But, also by definition, that just can’t be the case.

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10 Ways To Win In 2014: An Entrepreneurs’ Guide To A Successful Startup

YoungUpstarts

For current founders, in our hyper-pressurized worlds of being incubated, accelerated, and constantly switching modes between pitching and executing, how do we successfully navigate the labyrinth to success? Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. A Painter With Programming Chops What I usually look for is a developer who is creative.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston. Jim Breyer. Charles Schwab. Hewlett Packard. Who’s next?

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Pari Passu or F.U.little guy

Professor VC

I''m a strong believer in fairness (although my daughters may not agree) and investors and entrepreneurs working together as a team to create something valuable to all stakeholders (customers, employees, founders, investors). I was working closely with an entrepreneur and introduced another angel investor to the company.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. Thursday, January 17, 2008. return on investment after 3.5

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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Gust

This will be changing next year, however, because of a new law called the JOBS Act of 2012 , which establishes a new, limited type of Crowdfunding for small companies and non-Accredited investors. Once the U.S. So, the bottom line is that this is a great time to start thinking about investing in high growth startup companies!