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ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

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The last blogger in Silicon Valley. One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. This brought in a new set of prospective investors and required a lower investment from the lead investor as our existing investors were committed and on board. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

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Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. Even though we glossed over those slides, investors knew they could come back to those slides later and dig into them if necessary. We are the market leader in establishing the network. Who will be the next investors you pitch?

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ProfessorVC: Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." In how many of those were you a lead investor? Venture News.