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Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs

Genuine VC

Of course CapEx has been transformed into OpEx via changes in the tech infrastructure layer (open source, virtualization & cloud computing, offshoring, etc.). That’s no secret. During an initial seed round, companies are able to test and validate live product/market theses.

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The Energy Revolution is (Finally) Here

Version One Ventures

The ability to have a third party finance a solar project and guarantee a fixed energy cost or amount of savings was a major development that helped bring about current market conditions. One thing I really love about Camus is that it’s built on open source standards. Here are some of the areas that I’m excited about: .

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

Or even contribute to an open source project. Mint & finances #distribution #andalsoproduct # 19 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 3: Build brand buzz to epic proportions, aka a Purple Cow, ie. Farmville & neighbors #distribution # 19 hours ago Copywrite © 2012 MikeLee.org. Learn to write code yourself. startupcto

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The 50 Most Promising Israeli Startups in 2016

VC Cafe

Ironsource – Software Discovery, Distribution and Delivery Platform (Raised $123M). Taboola and Outbrain – Content distribution, discovery and recommendations (Raised approx. Plarium – Multi player games for social networks (Raised Unknown). 150M each).

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How To Close The Books on Your Startup

mashable.com

In most states, an LLC or Corporation must settle its debts before any distributions can be made to members. After debts have been paid, the remaining assets and cash reserves should be distributed to the owners/members in proportion to ownership interest. Again, no assets can be distributed until all debts have been settled.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. million in venture financing. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Most of this data is sourced directly from the business through service providers such as QuickBooks , Xero , MX , Shopify , Stripe , Google Analytics , and Crunchbase. 11) Exit .