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Why Kickstarter and crowdfunding can’t replace traditional investors

The Next Web

Starting up a Kickstarter campaign instantly puts a ticking clock above your head when it comes to delivering your product or service. He quit his job to fulfill his orders and imagined starting a great new business from the seed money. What actually happened, however, was a much sadder story. Investors provide guidance.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based startup provides Drupal-based content management systems. Entrepreneurs are survivors by nature.