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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

pre-launch, BIG equity, big peeps involved–ANY TIPS?? Do you have a great team at your seed startup, but your product just isn’t working? We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices.

America 60
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Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of Securing Capital: Innovative Financing Options for Today’s Startups

ReadWriteStart

In the past, securing capital was not unlike fielding an organized racket at the hands of predatory bankers and other similar types of lenders. By taking the time to carefully vet each lender, and by being creative in how they approach securing their capital, these unique hardships can be mitigated. Crowdfunding.

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices. Although we envision we initially use our technology for a political purpose, that’s only the test case and that alone is nearly a $20 billion market. A nonprofit?

America 60
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Timing: When to raise seed funding.

Scalable Startup

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. There are several great examples of technology startups that do this. To me, this is the best time to raise your seed. I get approached often by tech startups looking for their first outside funding.

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Quickly Unpacking Two Recent Acquisitions (of Cylance; of PlanGrid)

Haystack

Every time there is a big technology exit (usually via M&A), I attempt to quickly unpack key takeaways from the transaction. venture capital to date (more on this in a separate post), unfortunately relegating billion-dollar exits as “ho-hum” events to the technology crowd. 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

An entrepreneur starts a company in classic " bootstrap " fashion - with a combination of sweat equity and their own financial resources. A " black swan " investor appears out of the blue and backs the company - less impressed by the technology than by the talent, desire, and grit of the entrepreneur.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. There’s no formula however I do know … the more you build before you need to hire / partner, the more equity you can keep. How does that usually work?