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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Our homeownership programs help people build momentum with their finances , and we hope to continue building momentum in our business for years to come! My business name „Finanzentdecker“ (Finance Explorer“) was created in front of the whiteboard in a long night full of ideas, that just weren‘t good enough. 10- From a naming contest.

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Venture Capital Funding and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

Up and Running

I don’t know how it operates behind closed doors. In a lot of the industries in which I ended up launching companies, there was a pre-existing profile of what a successful entrepreneur should look like—typically a young, white male with a technical, finance, or political background,” says Aguirre de Carcer. And if I tried to find out?

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

While not 1999 all over again but I am observing first-hand the signs of funding frenzy. Also, if there is a lowering of M&A activity this will lead to increased financing needs for startups driving higher failure rates or increases in “adverse terms” entering future financing rounds. I know not everybody agrees.

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Rover Cuddles Up to $12 Million

Feld Thoughts

Today, Rover announced that Menlo Ventures has led a new $12m round of financing. We invested in the company in 1999 during the ascension of the Internet bubble. We loved the two founders, Michael Beaudoin and Rodney Rice, but knew very little about marketplace businesses or the home improvement category.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Office and Operations. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. Start-up | Mondays.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. I look for firms in which some of the partners (my partner) have operational experience and know what it’s like to wake up every day and be an entrepreneur. I think good VC’s really do make a difference.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

abovethecrowd.com

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore.