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Link Building: A Mission-Critical Component of SEO with Eric Carrell at DoFollow.io

Mucker Lab

Good links come from reputable sources and contribute positively to your site's ranking, while bad links can have the opposite effect, even leading to penalties from search engines. Such backlinks are highly valuable, signaling to search engines that your site is not only reputable but also an authority in your specific domain.

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Announcing NextView Ventures II

Rob Go

NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation. For a seed stage venture capital firm, product/market fit comes down to two questions. 1) How is the portfolio performing?

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Don’t Be Slippery

Rob Go

Some examples of situations that draw this out: Being vague with metrics. I try to to get to crystal clarity around a few metrics in a business. If I find that I am expending too much energy trying to get to the bottom of a particular metric, that’s a major red flag. Figure out their reputation in the market.

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Creative Common Stock

ithacaVC

Additionally, at the seed stage, investors and the company might want to issue the investors convertible debt to avoid the question of valuation. I stress that the offer is from a real investor with a good reputation. For clarity, it is impossible to issue stock without putting a value on the company.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? Seed Stage Valuation Guide. UCL has built a reputation as a pioneer of collaboration between industry and academia. Startup Foundry tools list. Small Business tools list. Lean Startup Circle â?? Google Group for startup advice. SEO and Analytics Tutorials.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

Both Sides of the Table

I still think it’s best to take money from Dave when you’re also partnered with a more focused, hands-on seed-stage VC who brings different things to the table – like more ability to write larger checks in a downturn (for one) or solving a deep crisis that involves super hands-on involvement.

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