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David Stanger of Westmarq Real Estate Group: Short Sales Helpful Even in Bankruptcy

The Startup Magazine

As someone with years of experience and education in the industry, he can tell you that bankruptcy should not rule out the short sale option. The short answer is: yes, you can proceed with the sale despite having filed for bankruptcy. Don’t Let Bankruptcy Get in The Way. The provision was recently extended.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

Both Sides of the Table

This is the time it takes for a bankruptcy or asset sale to occur. I saw VCs doing crazy things in 2007-08 when I first entered the VC market – crazy prices, limited due diligence, large funding rounds. People often talk about what makes a great investor. Or a quick flip. I avoided much of this.

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Institutionalising the fear of failure

The Equity Kicker

Failure is a multi-headed beast, and bankruptcy is one of many things that would-be entrepreneurs have to worry about, but it sets the tone for how a nation thinks about business failure is easy for governments to change. The sad truth is that bankruptcy laws give entrepreneurs in two of Europe’s largest economies good reason to fear failure.

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Why Every Small Business Owner Needs Disability Insurance

YoungUpstarts

According to the Council for Disability Awareness , medical expenses accounted for 62% of all personal bankruptcies filed in the U.S. in 2007 and contributed to half of all home foreclose filings in 2006. Your ability to earn a living would be greatly diminished, which usually means going into debt.

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Zayo Group – One of Boulder’s Amazing Startup Stories

Feld Thoughts

Two years prior, ICG was a public company preparing for its second bankruptcy. By 2007, they were doing quite well. Circa 2007, this was considered a ridiculous approach. Between 2007 and 2013, we acquired 25 companies. In June of 2006, we sold what remained of ICG Communications to Level 3. I didn’t. and London.

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Capital Market Climate Change

Ben's Blog

3/30/2007: 22.6. Down rounds are bad and hit founders disproportionately hard, but they are not as bad as bankruptcy. Make sure that you figure out what kind of deal is better than bankruptcy and be sure to communicate to both your existing and potential new investors what you think makes sense. 3/29/1996: 22.3.

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Top 5 Take-Aways From CTIA

Seeing Both Sides

  Analyst firm Rutberg & Co reports that overall VC investment in wireless was down 30% in 2008 as compared to both 2006 and 2007, sharper than the 15-20% average VC investment decline in technology. .   Innovation is happening, but VC investment isn't.