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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

Bubbles are not new; we have had them for hundreds of years (the Tulip Mania , South Sea Company , Mississippi Company , etc.). Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation. million in 2010 sales).

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

Angels and even VC firms occasionally do this, but they alsoinvest at later stages. The problems are different in the early stages. For example, VCs generally write it into the deal thatin any sale, they get their investment back first. For example, inthe first couple months a startup may completely redefine their idea.