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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

You either start trying to invest in stuff you know less well or you hire a bunch of other partners who you hope know that stuff better than you. I find myself having similar conversations and really appreciate that you’ve written and shared this. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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If You’re Not Sure Whether Your Current Investors Would Give You More Money, The Answer Is Likely “No”

Hunter Walker

I really liked Jason Lemkin’s “ Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicate ” blog post from earlier in the summer. I’ll give you an example of a conversation I had with a current portfolio company just this week. Startup CEOs Should Test Strength of Cap Table Every ~6 Months To Know Where They Stand. Go read it and then come back here….

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

mashable.com

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. When you make contact, send them a link to your AngelList profile early on in the conversation. Jobs by Simply Hired. Global Syndication Partners. Back to top.