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The Power of Quora & Why Benchmark was Right to Pay Up

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I wish every blog used Disqus and I wish every website that syndicated content would create an integrated commenting thread the way that Business Insider does. When Quora went into Beta and became the “hip product to have access to&# in Silicon Valley I felt compelled to play around with it. Quora “Lite&#.

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How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?

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” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. If you have 8 well known, high quality angels with impeccable reputations then be as transparent as you like. I was trying to cheekily suggest that it was the new status symbol.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

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Next Annette McClellan presented DaisyClip , a non-surgical contraception device for women that she is in the process of syndicating a $1.8 Overall, I felt that making the reputation-building features available only to the premium members would be a good way to convert more free users to paying customers. million financing round for.

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Understanding the Risks of VC Signaling

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I believe these VC funds have suffered some amount of reputation fall out. Great reputation. True was my top pick in Silicon Valley. Make sure you know the reputation of the people you’ll be working with. In my third seed deal we co-invested with a seed fund and then syndicated the rest to strategic angels.

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Smoke vs Fire: Handling ?Preemptive? Interest From VCs ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

If you’re contacted by an associate at a firm you’ve wanted on your own radar (based on their knowledge of your market, the firm’s reputation, whatever), then by all means speak to them. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But be honest with yourself too. Author howerl. Read More ».

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How to Raise a Seed Round: Three Basic Tips for Founders

Scott Edward Walker

Despite all the hype in the press (including with respect to the latest ICO craze), raising funds for your startup is still tough – particularly if you’re not located in San Francisco or Silicon Valley. In fact, in this new fundraising environment (with syndicates on AngelList , etc.),