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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing? On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. Of course we can’t.

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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

To secure your funding, you must establish the feasibility of your idea through proper planning and implementation. These usually play a role in the very early stage of your business, primarily pre-revenue. If you are facing any problem you can always check out this: Business Loan vs. Equity Financing. Inception stage.

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Three Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

YoungUpstarts

If you are building a startup, you’ll find no shortage of people who are willing to give you advice, particularly when it comes to raising financing. To do that you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. Unfortunately, much of this advice is wrong. In the U.S.,

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This article highlights their advice on issues ranging from financing to patent trolls: While startups may believe lawyers are too costly, working with one early on avoids potentially serious problems later. They also need to decide whether to structure terms as an equity deal or a convertible security deal.

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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

View from Seed

Using NextView as an example, since we both seek to lead the seed round and only lead during this round, I’ve seen this trend manifest in one of two ways: In a priced round, the entrepreneur will often share their valuation ask (or a stated floor) for the pre-money valuation of their company much sooner in the process.

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Bardya Ziaian: Fintech Innovator Sees Exciting Future for Finance

Hearpreneur

He founded BBS Securities and Virtual Brokers in 2008, changing the commission landscape in Canada by reducing commission to almost 0. Now, he is CEO and President of Sittu Group , where he consults with companies, designs systems, and works to invest in early-stage businesses. He sold both companies to CI Financial in 2017.

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Selecting Your Investors

OnlyOnce

If you’re fortunate enough to have built a really strong early stage company, you will find yourself in the position of being able to pick from a number of potential venture investors. The financing is the line of demarcation between you and the VC courting each other, and the VC joining your board and effectively becoming your boss.

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