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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. You can sometimes attract capital from farther away but typically harder to do at early stage. link] dazhi chen.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. 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.

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ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. It had a good mix of viewpoints with east ( James Geshwiler, Common Angels ) and west coast (yours truly) angels, early stage venture capitalist ( Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group ), and a couple of attorneys ( Dan Hansen and Mario Rosati ). ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 1, 2010.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. The panel was a typical Silicon Valley shmoozefest hosted at a law firm with about 75+ attendees. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC. Thursday, September 2, 2010. ► January.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC. Monday, June 20, 2011. How much is enough? Financing, that is.I ► January. (1).