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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

What is their market traction? Cap or warrants? So is the market really colluding? We discuss things like what the general prices in the market are but not in a price fixing way but in a general commentary way, like “I can’t believe that guy paid 40 pre! We discuss deal structures. I doubt it.

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10 Tips for Startups Raising Money from Angels

VC Cafe

Make sure your model is credible – “the market in China is 3 billion users and we will aim to achieve 1% market penetration in year one&# (yeah, right). Have an upfront proposition – how much money are you raising? How many angels have committed so far? Bottom up is better than top down projections (i.e.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time. Accounting for those resources as “investment” at fair market value is a pretty straightforward way to value contribution.