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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

Both Sides of the Table

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. While this it total FDI as opposed to just venture, it should give you an indication of the international trend. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0

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Now Any Accredited Investor Can Invest in Texas Startups with Capital Factory and AngelList

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Capital Factory has partnered with AngelList Rolling Funds to better meet the needs of today’s investors. Previously, the venture capital asset class has been primarily for wealthy individuals, pension funds, and large institutions.

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Chronic Under-financing of EU Start-ups Driven by Mindset

Babbling VC

I personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue. Conversely you could blame the LP's (limited partners: the investors in venture funds) and say they are the one's not risking it enough. What does this all boil down to?

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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do not think being friends or relatives reduces the need for these difficult and/or awkward conversations. Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.