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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

This could be a proportion of the company’s equity or investment; in other instances, it could be a portion of its later-stage profits. pexels A war chest is virtually always a competitive edge in all aspects that count, including employing key staff, public relations, marketing, and sales.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

Most importantly, we have regular meetings with later-stage VCs and enterprise clients both in the US and internationally to discuss our companies which fit their investment mandates. Effectively, we are a market maker between our portfolio companies and the late-stage VCs and large enterprises which are our co-investors.

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

First, from a public relations standpoint, leaders can assure constituents that “the hospital has not permanently been sold.” Later stage Private Equity buyers rely more on existing hospital management and employees than in other industries.

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How a Seed-Stage Startup Should Think About Brand: A Conversation With Jesse Derris

View from Seed

They might believe that branding is a fluffy idea or a later-stage need, and right now, they need to move faster, launch, learn, grow, and survive. It still involves a deep focus on brand, and good tactical execution—you just do it yourself, and not with an agency or a public relations expert. Is that the wrong mentality?

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E&Y Journey 2011, The Great Debate: Go Public or Stay Private

VC Cafe

Abe Reichental : our shift from Nasdaq to the NYSE has boosted credibility and public relations. There are companies that stay private and never go public. Gal: In high-tech, the majority of the money at a certain point comes from VCs or later stage investors who want exits. Is that off the table?

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