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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. 44% 2001-2019 13.7% Amend the Accredited Investor definition to expand its ranks.

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Starting an Online Casino

The Startup Magazine

The content on your site needs to be unique to differentiate it from your competitors. Bet365 is a UK based online casino started in 2001 offering a wide variety of games that include bingo, poker, skill games and others. It is definitely not an easy process! It made £1.5bn in 2015.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 1 provides typographical definitions. Definitions. 2001 ; Tullis et al., 2000-2001 , Tullis et al., Introduction. Legibility vs. readability. 1995 ; De Lange et al.,

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. If they see you when you’ve already got your first term sheet and they’ve got 3 weeks to decide then by definition they have no relationship with you. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds. why buy me?

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Raise Capital With The Skin You’re In: Blunt Truth from Don Charlton, CEO, The Resumator

David Teten

Most definitely. That point of differentiation is a plus not a minus, because it means that he has access to networks you don’t. When I was running an Israel-based company in 1999-2001, my location was a significant barrier. Is that wrong? Technically yes. Does it hurt ‘anti-pattern’ entrepreneurs? Is it human?

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Episode 1: Business Loans, Website Tips, and the Apple Watch – The Bcast

Up and Running

Jonathan: Okay, so you definitely want to … Peter: On a college campus to there. It’s definitely a needed piece of equipment in a pizza place. One thing we definitely know we want to avoid is sliders. Someone actually answering a phone, answering questions because that’s really going to help differentiate you.

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What the current market are and are not telling us

VC Adventure

While there’s no functional definition of an asset “bubble” that people seem to agree on, let’s at least agree that they’re caused by a fundamental imbalance between the actual “value” of an asset and the way the markets are pricing that asset.