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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

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Ari Newman is an entrepreneur, mentor, investor, and a friend. He works at Techstars where his responsibility is to ensure that the connections between alumni, mentors, and staff are as robust as they can be – helping entrepreneurs “ do more faster ” day in and day out. The plan would have to get way tighter, way faster.

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ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

The NIF (in its 5th year), is essentially a science fair for entrepreneurs. One of my favorite projects from 2007 was a solar power wetsuit. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? This was a collaboration between students in industrial design, electrical engineering and business.

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ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Professor VC

Do you have the right make-up to be an entrepreneur? You need to be true to yourself and many people arent cut out to take the personal and professional risk associated with being an entrepreneur. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. One group charges entrepreneurs "an administrative fee" to present to the group. Touched by an Angel. Back to the panel. for a total of $10.5M

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

Professor VC

I get asked this question a lot by entrepreneurs (and students). To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business. Total amount raised fell from $7.5