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In 2017, GE Will Buy More Tech Startups Than Google

Hunter Walker

The total value of these deals might look higher than when a tech company makes an acquihire but the premium tends to go to retention rather than the cap table (especially since (a) the acquirer might not be seen as an ‘attractive’ place to work and (b) there’s assumption of less equity upside post-acquisition).

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Should you raise money or bootstrap?

Hippoland

I would raise more than $250k if I had a company that: 1) Was growing 30%+ MoM in sales and my operations could not keep up to fulfill those sales I’ve noticed for operationally-heavier companies (i.e. So you are taking a gamble that with more cash, you can get to series B metrics.

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Should you raise money or bootstrap?

Hippoland

I would raise more than $250k if I had a company that: 1) Was growing 30%+ MoM in sales and my operations could not keep up to fulfill those sales I’ve noticed for operationally-heavier companies (i.e. So you are taking a gamble that with more cash, you can get to series B metrics.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

A tool like Quuu identifies relevant, shareable content to keep your social media channels active. . I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk.