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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 If you’re raised at $250 million+ valuation even more cautious.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? I joined GRP Partners in 2007 before they raised their current fund (we closed a $200 million fund in March 2009). Why should I be?

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We Need to Have Sympathy for Those With Depression. It is an Illness

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Never was that more clear than in this short, but tear-inducing post from 2007 by Aaron Swartz , who you probably know took his life last week at the full-life-in-front-of-him-but-didn’t-feel-that-way age of 26. But of course life isn’t like this. We all face demons and stress.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Even with the turmoil in the capital markets in the second half of 2007, it was another record year for merger and acquisition activity. But in 2007, after Jumpstarts success, he decided to get serious. million of consulting work in start-ups in 2007. Last year, three of Arizona Bays 12 consulting contracts involved equity.

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Where Will Techstars Fit Into The Narrative of the Boulder Entrepreneurship History?

Feld Thoughts

During Techstars 2013 Boulder Demo Day, led by Managing Director Luke Beatty – who skillfully took the baton from Nicole Glaros – it occurred to me that reflection is now warranted. The first Techstars class matriculated in 2007.

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Businesses Must Manage the Twitter Conversation

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My intuition is that this is why when Twitter initially took off (around the time of SxSW in 2007) it was an open “publish to the world” platform and the trend continued. This is most likely done outside of the automated processes that you can manage on Twitter and probably warrants a phone call.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Many of us suffered in the 2000–2002 dotcom crash and/or the 2007–2009 Great Recession; others hardly noticed a blip. Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention.