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The Market Is Hot for Code Climate, NextView’s Newest Investment

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Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. Today Code Climate is announcing that they’ve raised a $2M round of financing , led by us at NextView Ventures. Joining us in the syndicate are Lerer Ventures, Trinity Ventures, and Fuel Capital.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

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million in venture financing. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. 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

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Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

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Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. Money and Finance Lists. Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox. Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized). Jobs Lists.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business.

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7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

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As a side note, if you’re interested in applying to TechStars Seattle for this fall, the application page just went live a few days ago and can be found here: [link] It was by far the best decision we’ve made, and I’d highly recommend this route for any early-stage entrepreneurs. an iPad 2 Killer?

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10 Essential PR Tips for Startups

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Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. Money and Finance Lists. Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox.

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