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Cram Down ā€“ A Test of Character for VCs and Founders

Steve Blank

Cram downs are back ā€“ and Iā€™m keeping a list. Most existing investors (those still in business) hoarded their money and stopped doing follow-on rounds until the rubble had cleared. Most existing investors (those still in business) hoarded their money and stopped doing follow-on rounds until the rubble had cleared.

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5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

The single most important ingredient of success is not the idea, but having a team in place that has impeccable integrity, can iterate the product quickly, pivot the business model as necessary, and keep costs down in the process. Is your concept worthy of a company, a product, or a feature? Funding risk.

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