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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the future trends entrepreneurs see in their industry and here are the responses. #1- The housing market is set to have another booming year in 2021. I am a business owner who works to help entrepreneurs incorporate or form LLCs for their businesses. 5- Change in marketing.

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“Sanzo is at its best when we serve as a bridge across cultures for both AAPI and non-AAPI.” CEO Sandro Roco on building a beverage startup, what to avoid in influencer deals, & protecting the brand.

Hunter Walker

A lot of consumer goods entrepreneurs either worked at Procter & Gamble or Coca-Cola or Unilever. What was it like seeing some folks raise tens of millions of dollars, and where has your financing mostly come from? We don’t “pay to play”. That said, I knew nothing about this industry.

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Angel Investing 4 – Why You Need Deep Pockets to Win Big

Both Sides of the Table

This is the fourth article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Markets like these are very kind to angel investors because you get taken out early and see a nice pop on your investment. Total disruption on the funding market? Pay to play.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary. Why did the VC markets freeze so quickly? Market downturn – We all know that investors move in herds. Short answer – yes. The most obvious reason downturns affect investors is psychology.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Founders – Use Your Down Round To Clean Up Your Cap Table

Feld Thoughts

Once again, as we find ourselves in the middle of a significant public market correction, especially around technology stocks, there’s an enormous amount of noise in the system, as there always is. And, rather than rational and helpful thoughts for entrepreneurs, it often brings out the schadenfreude in even the most talented people.