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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. Entrepreneurs are inherently risk takers.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

There are two main forms of exits for startups: trade sale/M&A or IPO. Both employees and investors typically have a 6 month lock up period (exceptions apply of course) so this can have devastating effects on liquidity and retruns. This is even before serial entrepreneur Liad Agmon joins as partner.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business. At Fliqz, we met or exceeded the sales plan every month during the due diligence process. First round median investment size fell to $3.8 million and $4.2