David Teten
MAY 20, 2013
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz I’ve written in the past about how to identify a great startup opportunity.
David Teten
MAY 20, 2013
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz I’ve written in the past about how to identify a great startup opportunity.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2019
Why start from scratch when you can get a great deal on what someone else started? In today’s sexy startup culture, buying an existing business has lost its vogue. If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal. The diligence: Interview customers, vendors, and employees.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
We discuss deal structures. Here’s what he said (name withheld but if wants to be public he can put it in the comments and I’ll give him attribution: “To put it really really simply and roughly: 2 separate issues for antitrust claims: (1) abuse of (2) market power. Corporations need startups.
Hunter Walker
JULY 4, 2023
A few reads for an American holiday Uncle Sam reading a magazine while an eagle sits on his shoulder, digital art In Conversation with 50 Cent (Carvell Wallace/Vulture) – 20 years later and reading his name still triggers memories of In Da Club’s opening beats. And it changed the way artists look at deal structures.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
This summer, I had the pleasure to be a mentor at the Entrepreneurship Summer School , an elective at London Business School (my alma mater) where students are tasked with testing whether their startup ideas can turn into a fundable business over the course of three months. 10 tips for raising money from business angels.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? Go do a startup.
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