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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. 3- So influenced by what is happening on social media. With a simple 30 second video posted on social media, business owners have the opportunity to build major traffic and revenue from their sites.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. I attended events.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. I attended events.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I recommend building a strong internal tech stack, to handle the deluge of requests for help you’ll get from companies as you scale. For technology vendors and models, see Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments. . Celebrity Relationships.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

At the time, LA and Santa Clara were both the epicenter of the technology industry due to the significant overlap between the aerospace/military industry (Los Angeles) and the computing business (Silicon Valley). Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town.

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Startup advice you haven't heard before

Spencer Fry

It's like walking up to the investment banker or a lawyer at a party who’s wearing a light blue button up, dark slacks, and brown loafers -- just like every other investment banker I've ever met. Yes, we do review "mission critical" code, but for the most part, we don't. 2: Don't be deceitful.

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How to Raise Investment Capital - According to VC Jeff Clavier

ReadWriteStart

Jeff Clavier was the first tech investor I ever met; he was introduced to me years ago by some hip engineers in a bar as "one of the few cool VCs." Money man and pundit Paul Kedrosky also spoke at the International Startup Festival and offered humorous, blunt advice about how to get what you want from investors and investment bankers.