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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

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“Increasingly, attention is shifting from established Western markets to our part of the world, and we believe Asia will increasingly drive venture capital and private equity activities in the future,” says Eugene Wong, chairman of the Singapore Venture Capital Association (SVCA).

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Fundraising Debt And How To Avoid It

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In these scenarios, most founders will have trouble tapping the institutional Venture Capital market and will have to do a bridge round or multiple bridge rounds. . Exacerbating the problem are the subjective standards by which many young companies are evaluated. Fundraising debt.

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Make The Most Of Your Next VC Pitch By Doing These 10 Things

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If that’s the case, and they don’t consider investing in two competitors to be a conflict of interest, ask them how they protect founder IP and other proprietary assets. Lu Zhang is the founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund , a company dedicated to promoting early-stage venture capital for entrepreneurs.

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Writing An Executive Summary

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Your Unique Advantages – This is where you discuss those unique characteristics of your venture that give you an unfair advantage. It may be some unique IP, a change in the applicable laws, the prowess of your founding team, or recent changes in the market. Be objective, and be quantitative where possible.

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Key Contracts Every Business Must Use

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When selling a business , especially an intellectual property dense business, any potential acquirer will want to know that the business (as opposed to specific individuals) own the IP of the business and having an invention and assignment agreement in place is one way to ensure that.