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5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Within the venture community, the first rule to remember is that opportunities abound these days, due to the increasing pace of technology evolution, and the scope and creativity of the global community. No VC or Angel investors I know are interested in a bunch of angry, crammed-down small investors as co-shareholders.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. and Half.com.