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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? It's been said that long term returns are bad, but yet, where else are these institutions going to put the money to get growthy returns? Perhaps I need to rethink that.

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Build Entrepreneur Credentials Early and Wisely

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many startups fail simply by missing the practical elements of money management, time management, and setting priorities. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers.

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Most Great Entrepreneurs Don’t Drop Out of Harvard

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many startups fail simply by missing the practical elements of money management, time management, and setting priorities. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers.

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Get a Technical Degree But Entrepreneurial Spirit

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many startups fail simply by missing the practical elements of money management, time management, and setting priorities. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers.

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Build Entrepreneur Credentials Early and Wisely

Gust

Too many startups fail simply by missing the practical elements of money management, time management, and setting priorities. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers.

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Why Kickstarter and crowdfunding can’t replace traditional investors

The Next Web

Are traditional investors really that great when you can leverage your social networks for cash? He quit his job to fulfill his orders and imagined starting a great new business from the seed money. Sure you can raise your seed money on Kickstarter or another crowdfunding platform… then what?

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

Both Sides of the Table

.&# And I think this line of thinking has started to become conventional wisdom as outlined in Chris Dixon’s excellent blog post saying that you need to be careful raising seed money from a large VC fund. I do think you need to be careful with funds that have done 20-30 seeds deals in fairly rapid succession.