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The One Question Investors Should Ask Founders On Demo Day

Hunter Walker

Would you be willing to share your application to [incubator/accelerator] with us so that we can use it as a way to collaboratively discuss what you’ve learned since then?” ” For many accelerators and incubators, demo days kick off a fundraising process for a full round or additional capital based on inbound demand.

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How to Get World Class Experts to Support Your Company

David Teten

I’ve also presented at a range of industry conferences on how institutional investors can use professional networks for research , origination , market research , and value creation. Our founders realized that investors needed to learn interactively, on-demand, on very specific topics, and in an atmosphere of trust.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

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Sakti3 Founder Sastry to Step Down From U-M. San Diego’s Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise. Co-Founder and CEO, Wetpaint. Founder, DEKA Research and Development Corporation. Morgan Stanley was a lead investor,” Coats deadpans, “and we had to start fund-raising all over again.” Dean Kamen.

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What the AngelList Debate Means for the Future of Startup Investing

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Chris McCann is the co-founder of StartupDigest , the members-only guide to the tech startup world. Theres now a heated discussion in the investor class about AngelList. The startups and investors can do the round however they like. spray-and-pray? approach vs. the concentrated approach. AngelList is a community.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. What are some of the unique benefits and constraints from the point of view of a founder? . Some corporate funds lead rounds and take board seats, others don’t. Some corporate funds now lead rounds.

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Five Ways You’re Not Going To Get An Investor For Your Startup

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Sophisticated investors invest in companies that are ready to scale. Meaning the founders have proven on some level that people will pay for what they’re selling and they’ve proven they can repeat said process. The best way to not get caught lying to an investor…surprise, surprise…don’t lie at all.

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An Update on Indie.vc

Bryce Dot VC

Each of these in person discussions has helped us to better get a sense for what’s resonating, what red flags need to be addressed and how founders are viewing what it is we’re trying to do. From these meetups it’s clear that many founders are just interested in the money, which is obviously understandable.