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How Can Israeli Startups Raise Funding in Silicon Valley?

VC Cafe

R&D outside SV is normally cheaper, so it helps you keeping your burn rate low. How do you review documents in non-english languages, where structures can be quite different from what we are used to in the US? Start with a short (a few weeks) trip to SV and attend all the tech events there. Network and talk to people.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Angels whove made money in technology are preferable,for two reasons: they understand your situation, and theyre asource of contacts and advice.