Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

" We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position.   Growth financing, for example. " We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.   First , dividends.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 30, 2007

I think we thought that the good product guys could get away with it because the detail of good customer service was unimportant with strong IP. In another company, the finance manger decided to cancel the software maintenance fee for the company management system since the company never called the help desk. Sales started to decline.

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